Status:

COMPLETED

Kinetics of Nasal Cytokine Responses to Mechanical Stimulation

Lead Sponsor:

Medical University of Vienna

Collaborating Sponsors:

AstraZeneca

Conditions:

Allergic Rhinitis Due to Grass Pollen

Allergic Asthma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-50 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

IgE-associated allergy is a hypersensitivity disease affecting more than 40% of the population in industrialised countries. Recently the kinetics of change of clinical and immunological parameters (e....

Detailed Description

Allergic rhinitis (AR) and allergic asthma are a common manifestations of Type I allergy, an IgE-mediated hypersensitivity disease estimated to affect as much as 40% of the global population . IgE is ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All groups
  • Male or female
  • 18 to 50 years of age
  • Willingness to comply with the study protocol and written informed consent
  • Subjects must have a standard health care insurance
  • Subjects must be available during the study period to complete all treatments and assessments
  • Allergic Rhinitis
  • Moderate to severe allergic rhinitis to grass pollen for at least two seasons according to medical history
  • Skin prick test positive to grass pollen extract
  • Blood ImmunoCAP sensitisation to grass pollen (\>0.35 kU/L grass pollen extract specific IgE or higher as determined by UniCAP-FEIA)
  • No history of Asthma
  • Allergic Asthma
  • Clinical history of asthma
  • Spirometry reversibility or PC20 methacholine/histamine \<8mg
  • Skin prick test positive to grass extract
  • Blood ImmunoCAP sensitisation to grass pollen (\>0.35 kU/L grass pollen extract specific IgE or higher as determined by UniCAP-FEIA)
  • Non-Allergics
  • No history of Asthma
  • No history of allergy
  • Negative skin prick test to a common skin prick test panel including grass pollen
  • No ImmunoCAP sensitisation to to grass pollen (\<0.35 kU/L grass pollen extract specific IgE or higher as determined by UniCAP-FEIA)

Exclusion

  • Older than 50 or younger than 18 years
  • Active smoker
  • History of anaphylaxis
  • Any severe chronic, malignant or general disease
  • Treatment with systemic or topical (intranasal, inhaled, external) corticosteroids within the previous 2 months before the start of the study
  • Treatment with antihistamines 3 days prior to the screening visit of the study
  • Treatment with other immunosuppressant drugs within the previous 6 months prior to the start of the study
  • Arterial hypertension or use of anti-hypertensive therapy, including beta-blockers
  • Contra-indications to skin prick testing such as: skin inflammation in the test area, urticaria facticia
  • Pregnant, lactating or sexually active women with childbearing potential who are not using a medically accepted birth control method
  • A mental condition rendering the subject unable to understand the nature, scope and possible consequences of the study, and/or evidence of an uncooperative attitude
  • Participation in another clinical trial within one month prior to the study; however participation during the previous month solely in the form of blood donation and/or without other interventions will be accepted
  • Known alcohol or drug addiction or abuse
  • Risk of non-compliance with the study procedure
  • Previous immunotherapy with grass pollen
  • Nasal polyps, history of chronic sinusitis or substantial deviation of the nasal septum

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 25 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 31 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04878237

Start Date

March 25 2021

End Date

May 31 2021

Last Update

August 13 2021

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8H1.02, ENT Lab, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Vienna General Hospital

Vienna, Austria, 1090