Repeat Dose Nasal Allergen Challenge: Development of a Model to Investigate the Cellular and Inflammatory Changes That Occur in Allergic Rhinitis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in peak nasal inspiratory flow following repeat allergen challenge
研究概览
简要总结
What happens in the nose during an allergic reaction? Are there changes that a new drug could treat? What is the best way to test new drugs?The response of the nose to being exposed to cat allergen in someone who is allergic to cats. Symptoms, level of nasal blockage and cell and chemical changes that occur in the nose will be studied before and after being exposed to cat allergen. The investigators will also to see if giving repeated doses of allergen increases the response.Allergic rhinitis is a very common illness. There are over 500 million patients worldwide. It can increase the severity of associated asthma. Currently available drugs do not completely treat the symptoms. New treatments need to be found. A way of testing these drugs is very important. This study will investigate causes of the symptoms that occur in allergic rhinitis. It will also validate a proposed model to test new drugs. the Study Hypothesis is that a model of nasal allergen challenge shows an increased response (priming) with repeat challenges as determined by changes in nasal peak inspiratory flow.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Basic Science
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Male and female subjects aged over 18 able to understand and sign the written consent form.
- •Able to comply with study procedures and protocol.
- •Positive skin prick test (wheal difference ≥ 3mm compared to negative control) to cat at or within 12 months preceding the screening visit.
- •Clear history of nasal symptoms on exposure to cats.
- •Otherwise healthy with no other health problems, other than mild asthma controlled by intermittent β2-agonist use, that may prevent the subject participating in the study.
排除标准
- •Presence of perennial rhinitis or seasonal allergic rhinitis.
- •TNSS < 2 at screening
- •Viral URTI within the 2 weeks prior to screening.
- •Current smoker or history of smoking within the previous 3 months.
- •Presence of any structural nasal abnormalities or nasal polyps on examination, a history of frequent nose bleeding, nasal surgery within the previous 3 months.
- •Use of concomitant medication that could affect responses to nasal challenge (e.g. corticosteroids, decongestants, anti-histamines) or any other nasally applied medication within 2 weeks prior to screening.
- •Participation in any other clinical trials within the previous 3 months.
- •Use of inhaled corticosteroids within the 2 months prior to screening.
结局指标
主要结局
Change in peak nasal inspiratory flow following repeat allergen challenge
时间窗: 1 year
The peak nasal inspiratory flow will be measured using a hand-held peak flow meter, and changes will be measured following repeated allergen challenge.
次要结局
未报告次要终点