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CompletedNCT00409409Updated May 26, 2016Results posted

Efficacy and Safety of 300 IR Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT) Tablets in Children Suffering From Grass Pollen Rhinoconjunctivitis

A Phase 3 interventional study of 300 IR grass pollen allergen extract tablet and Placebo tablet in Allergy, sponsored by Stallergenes Greer. Completed at 1 site in Germany. Open to participants aged 5 Years to 17 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-05-26.

Sponsored by Stallergenes Greer · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
278
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
5 Years to 17 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

A phase III study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of SLIT for grass pollen allergens compared with placebo for reduction of symptoms and rescue medication usage in children.

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Conditions studied

  • Allergy

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Keywords

  • Sublingual immunotherapy
  • Grass pollen tablet
  • Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis
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In context

Hypersensitivity

1,925 studies on the registry are indexed under Hypersensitivity; 261 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 278 is above the median of 58 across 1,391 interventional studies indexed under Hypersensitivity.

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Lead sponsor

Stallergenes Greer is the lead sponsor of 26 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
5 Years to 17 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female outpatients aged 5 to 17 years.
  • Written consent / assent.
  • Grass pollen-related allergic rhinoconjunctivitis for at least the last two pollen seasons.
  • Sensitised to grass pollen (positive SPT and grass pollen-specific IgE values of at least Class 2).
  • Total symptom score on the Retrospective RTSS during the previous pollen season of greater than or equal to 12.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have received any desensitisation treatment for grass pollen.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
278 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    300 IR

    300 IR grass pollen allergen extract tablet

    Drug: 300 IR grass pollen allergen extract tablet

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Placebo tablet

    Drug: Placebo tablet

Interventions

  • Drug300 IR grass pollen allergen extract tablet

    One sublingual tablet daily during 4 months before pollen season and during pollen season

    Also known as: Sublingual immunotherapy tablet

  • DrugPlacebo tablet

    One sublingual tablet daily during 4 months before pollen season and during pollen season

    Also known as: Sublingual placebo tablet

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Average Rhinoconjunctivitis Total Symptom Score (ARTSS)

    Average Rhinoconjunctivitis Total Symptom Score during the pollen period while participant on treatment. Participants assessed daily, during the pollen period, 6 rhinoconjunctivitis symptoms (sneezing, rhinorrhea, nasal pruritus, nasal congestion, ocular pruritus and watery eyes) each symptom is scored as follows: 0: no symptoms, 1: mild symptoms, 2: moderate symptoms, 3: severe symptoms. The sum of the 6 symptoms is the Rhinoconjunctivitis Total Symptom Score (RTSS) (range 0-18). The lower the score, the better the outcome.

    Time frame: Pollen period (average of 38.6 days)

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Results

Posted May 26, 2016

Participant flow

First Patient First Visit 16 DEC 2006, Last Patient Last Visit 12 SEP 2007

Participant flow — Overall Study
Milestone300 IRPlacebo
Started139139
Completed131135
Not completed84
Withdrew: Adverse event72
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject11
Withdrew: Any other reason not above-mentioned01

Outcome measures

PrimaryAverage Rhinoconjunctivitis Total Symptom Score (ARTSS)

Average Rhinoconjunctivitis Total Symptom Score during the pollen period while participant on treatment. Participants assessed daily, during the pollen period, 6 rhinoconjunctivitis symptoms (sneezing, rhinorrhea, nasal pruritus, nasal congestion, ocular pruritus and watery eyes) each symptom is scored as follows: 0: no symptoms, 1: mild symptoms, 2: moderate symptoms, 3: severe symptoms. The sum of the 6 symptoms is the Rhinoconjunctivitis Total Symptom Score (RTSS) (range 0-18). The lower the score, the better the outcome.

Time frame:
Pollen period (average of 38.6 days)
Reported as:
Mean · Units on a scale (range: 0 to 18)
Average Rhinoconjunctivitis Total Symptom Score (ARTSS)
Units on a scale (range: 0 to 18)300 IRPlacebo
Average Rhinoconjunctivitis Total Symptom Score (ARTSS)3.25 ± 2.8604.51 ± 2.931
Statistical analysis
  • 300 IR vs Placebo · ANCOVA · p = 0.0010

Adverse events

Collected over 4 months before the pollen period until the end of pollen period.. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
300 IR—2/139 (1.4%)107/139 (77%)
Placebo—2/139 (1.4%)96/139 (69.1%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
Event300 IRPlacebo
ABDOMINAL PAINGastrointestinal disorders0/1391/139
GASTRODUODENITISGastrointestinal disorders0/1391/139
BURKITT'S LYMPHOMANeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)1/1390/139
ASTHMARespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders1/1390/139
Most frequent other events
Showing 10 of 19
Most frequent other events
Event300 IRPlacebo
ORAL PRURITUSGastrointestinal disorders46/1396/139
COUGHRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders35/13937/139
HEADACHENervous system disorders11/13924/139
NASOPHARYNGITISInfections and infestations19/13918/139
OEDEMA MOUTHGastrointestinal disorders18/1390/139
PHARYNGITISInfections and infestations6/13916/139
WHEEZINGRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders8/13913/139
THROAT IRRITATIONRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders13/1397/139
NASAL CONGESTIONRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders12/1399/139
EYE PRURITUSEye disorders10/13912/139

Baseline characteristics

The Intent-to-treat (ITT) population included all patients who received at least one dose of the investigational product and had a Retrospective Rhinoconjunctivitis Total Symptom Score (RRTSS) and at least one Rhinoconjunctivitis Total Symptom Score (RTSS) during the pollen period while on treatment.

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)300 IRPlaceboTotal
Mean10.5 ± 3.3411.2 ± 3.0710.9 ± 3.22
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)300 IRPlaceboTotal
Female455095
Male8685171
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Study locations

1 site
  • Charité - Campus Virchow Klinikum
    Berlin, Germany
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References and documents

Publications

  • Wahn U, Tabar A, Kuna P, Halken S, Montagut A, de Beaumont O, Le Gall M; SLIT Study Group. Efficacy and safety of 5-grass-pollen sublingual immunotherapy tablets in pediatric allergic rhinoconjunctivitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009 Jan;123(1):160-166.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.10.009. Epub 2008 Nov 29. PubMed 19046761 ↗
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of Dec 2006, a primary completion of Sep 2007 and a completion of Sep 2007. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

Results were first posted in May 2016, 8 years 8 months after primary completion.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Dec 7, 2006
First posted
Dec 8, 2006
Start
Dec 2006
Primary completionActual
Sep 2007
CompletionActual
Sep 2007
Results first posted
May 26, 2016
Last update
May 26, 2016
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 26, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00409409
Lead sponsor
Stallergenes Greer
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 8, 2006
Start date
Dec 2006
Primary completion
Sep 2007
Completion
Sep 2007
Results posted
May 26, 2016
Last update
May 26, 2016

Study contacts

Ulrich Wahn, Professor
principal investigator · Charité - Campus Virchow Klinikum, Berlin, Germany

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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