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CompletedNCT00518518Updated May 15, 2009

Safety and Efficacy of Ultra-Rush Sublingual Immunotherapy in Children With Asthma Allergic to Grass Pollen

A Phase 4 interventional study of Staloral 300 and placebo in Asthma, sponsored by Medical University of Lodz. Completed at 1 site in Poland. Open to participants aged 6 Years to 17 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2009-05-15.

Sponsored by Medical University of Lodz · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
50
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
6 Years to 17 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of the study is to assess the safety and efficacy of sublingual immunotherapy applied preseasonal and seasonal in ultra-rush scheme in children with bronchial asthma allergic to grass pollen. The investigators will assess clinical symptoms, reliever drugs usage, lung function, chosen markers of allergic inflammation, bronchial hyperreactivity with methacholine, and presence and type of allergy after two years of sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) in children with asthma.

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Specific immunotherapy is the only causal treatment method of atopic diseases including bronchial asthma in children. Sublingual immunotherapy seems to be the most promising alternative to traditional specific subcutaneous injection immunotherapy.

The aim of the study is to assess the safety and efficacy of sublingual immunotherapy applied preseasonal and seasonal in ultra-rush scheme in children with bronchial asthma allergic to grass pollen. We will assess clinical symptoms, reliever drugs usage, lung function, chosen markers of allergic inflammation, bronchial hyperreactivity with methacholine, and presence and type of allergy after two years of SLIT in children with asthma.

After two years the study will be unblinded, all the children will be given grass pollen allergen extract for a year.

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Conditions studied

  • Asthma

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Keywords

  • Asthma
  • Sublingual immunotherapy
  • Children
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In context

Asthma

3,921 studies on the registry are indexed under Asthma; 507 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 50 is below the median of 83 across 2,752 interventional studies indexed under Asthma.

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Lead sponsor

Medical University of Lodz is the lead sponsor of 101 studies on the registry; 9 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • patients allergic to grasses pollen
  • patients with bronchial asthma
  • patients with controlled asthma
  • patients who were qualified for immunotherapy and gave written informed consent for immunotherapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients allergic for other perennial and seasonal allergens
  • patients with other chronic diseases that either put the patient at risk when participating in the study or could influence the results of the study or the patient's ability to participate in the study as judged by the investigator
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
50 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    1

    Drug: Staloral 300

  • Placebo comparator
    2

    Drug: placebo

Interventions

  • DrugStaloral 300

    Staloral 300

  • Drugplacebo

    placebo

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. clinical symptoms, reliever drugs usage, controller medication usage, lung function

    Time frame: all visits

Secondary outcomes

  1. chosen markers of inflammation (specific IgE, IgG4, eosinophils)

    Time frame: 1 month after baseline visit (second visit), after 5 months (fifth visit), after 18 months (ninth visit), after 30 months (thirteenth visit)

  2. skin prick test, specific nasal provocation test with grass pollen allergen

    Time frame: baseline visit, after 24 months (tenth visit), after 36 months (fourteenth visit)

  3. bronchial hyperreactivity with methacholine

    Time frame: after 5 months (fifth visit), after 18 months (sixth visit), after 30 months (thirteenth visit)

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Study locations

1 site
  • Department of Pediatrics and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
    Lodz, 93-513, Poland
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References and documents

Publications

  • Stelmach I, Kaczmarek-Wozniak J, Majak P, Olszowiec-Chlebna M, Jerzynska J. Efficacy and safety of high-doses sublingual immunotherapy in ultra-rush scheme in children allergic to grass pollen. Clin Exp Allergy. 2009 Mar;39(3):401-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2008.03159.x. Epub 2008 Dec 23. PubMed 19134016 ↗
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Updates

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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 15, 2009, 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
NCT00518518
Lead sponsor
Medical University of Lodz
First posted
Aug 20, 2007
Start date
Mar 2006
Primary completion
Nov 2008
Completion
Nov 2008
Last update
May 15, 2009

Study contacts

Joanna Kaczmarek, MD
principal investigator · Department of Pediatrics and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
Iwona Stelmach, MD, PhD, Prof
study chair · Department of Pediatrics and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz, Poland

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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