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CompletedNCT00698594Updated Aug 22, 2011

Comparison of Effectiveness and Safety of Sublingual Immunotherapy in Children With Allergic Rhinitis

A Phase 4 interventional study of sublingual allergen extract and sublingual allergen extract in Allergic Rhinitis, sponsored by Medical University of Lodz. Completed at 1 site in Poland. Open to participants aged 6 Years to 18 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2011-08-22.

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

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
6 Years to 18 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of the trial is to compare the efficacy and safety of sublingual seasonal and annual immunotherapy in children with allergic rhinitis allergic to grass pollens.

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Allergen immunotherapy is currently the only one method of cause treatment of the IgE-dependent allergic diseases. Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is the method which allows to give allergens via alternative oral route in patients home. Due to the possibility of avoiding injection this therapy allows to have better relationship with patient, and reduce the costs of therapy thanks to reducing the numbers of visits in out-patient clinic.However efficacy and safety of sublingual immunotherapy are still important issues, especially in children.

The purpose of trial is to compare the efficacy and safety of sublingual seasonal and annual immunotherapy in children with allergic rhinitis allergic to grass pollens.

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Conditions studied

  • Allergic Rhinitis
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In context

Rhinitis

1,105 studies on the registry are indexed under Rhinitis; 65 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 60 is below the median of 89 across 906 interventional studies indexed under Rhinitis.

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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 18 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Children with seasonal allergic rhinitis, allergic to grass pollens, first diagnosed at least 2 years before inclusion into the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Active upper respiratory tract infection within 3 weeks before the study and acute sinus disease requiring antibiotic treatment within 1 month before the study
  • Allergic rhinitis hospitalisation during the 3 months before the first visit.
  • Additional criteria were other clinically significant pulmonary, hematologic, hepatic, gastrointestinal, renal, endocrine, neurologic, cardiovascular, and/or psychiatric diseases or malignancy 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.
  • Excluded medications were systemic corticosteroids.
  • Patients who were receiving immunotherapy were also excluded.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator)
Enrollment
60 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    1

    Group of children with allergic rhinitis 6-18 years old. receiving seasonally grass pollens sublingual allergen extract (Staloral 300 IR, Stallergenes, France) (n=20) - seasonal SLIT group

    Biological: sublingual allergen extract

  • Active comparator
    2

    Group of children with allergic rhinitis 6-18 years old receiving yearly grass pollens sublingual allergen extract (Staloral 300 IR, Stallergenes, France) (n=20) - yearly SLIT group

    Biological: sublingual allergen extract

  • Placebo comparator
    3

    Group of children with allergic rhinitis 6-18 years old receiving placebo in sublingual applicator (Staloral 300 IR, Stallergenes, France) (n=20) - placebo group

    Biological: placebo

Interventions

  • Biologicalsublingual allergen extract

    Group of children with allergic rhinitis 6-18 years old. receiving seasonally grass pollens sublingual allergen extract (Staloral 300 IR, Stallergenes, France) (n=20) - seasonal SLIT group

    Also known as: Staloral 300 IR, Stallergenes, France

  • Biologicalsublingual allergen extract

    Group of children with allergic rhinitis 6-18 years old receiving yearly grass pollens sublingual allergen extract (Staloral 300 IR, Stallergenes, France) (n=20) - yearly SLIT group

    Also known as: Staloral 300 IR, Stallergenes, France

  • Biologicalplacebo

    Group of children with allergic rhinitis 6-18 years old receiving placebo in sublingual applicator (Staloral 300 IR, Stallergenes, France) (n=20) - placebo group

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Clinical symptoms of allergic rhinitis (Pediatric Quality of Life Questionnaire)

    Visit 2 (6 months after starting the study), visit 3 (9 months after starting the study), visit 4 (12 months after starting the study), visit 5 (18 months after starting the study), visit 6 (21 months after starting the study), visit 7 (24 months after starting the study).

    Time frame: Following visits after starting the study: at 6 months, 9 months, 12 months, 18 months, 21 months, 24 months.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change of percent of regulatory lymphocytes in the peripheral blood.

    Time frame: at baseline and at the end of the second season (22 months interval)

  2. non-specific bronchial hyperreactivity with methacholine (PC20M), specific nasal provocation test.

    Time frame: at the end of the first and second season of the study (12 months interval)

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Study locations

1 site
  • Department of Pediatrics and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
    Lodz, Poland
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 22, 2011, 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
NCT00698594
Lead sponsor
Medical University of Lodz
Responsible party
Iwona Stelmach (Head of the Department of Pediatrics and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz, N. Copernicus Hospital, MD, PhD, Prof., Medical University of Lodz) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jun 17, 2008
Start date
Sep 2008
Primary completion
Mar 2011
Completion
Mar 2011
Last update
Aug 22, 2011

Study contacts

Iwona Stelmach, Prof.
principal investigator · Department of Pediatrics and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz, Poland

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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