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Status unknownNCT02250729ALPHOUpdated Dec 27, 2018

Allergy to Neuromuscular Blocking Agents and Pholcodine Exposure

An interventional study of intradermal pholcodine allergy test in cases and Blood sampling in Neuromuscular Blocking Agents Anaphylaxis, sponsored by Central Hospital, Nancy, France. Status unknown at 24 sites in France. Open to participants aged 2 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-12-27.

Sponsored by Central Hospital, Nancy, France · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Dec 2018), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1,020
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
2 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The main objective of this study is to compare pholcodine exposure in patients having presented with a perianaesthetic anaphylactic reaction to a NMBA (cases) to pholcodine exposure in matched anaesthetised patients with injection of NMBA, who did not present with an anaphylactic reaction (controls).

The secondary objectives of the study are:

  • To compare anti-pholcodine IgE, anti-ammonium IV IgE and total IgE levels between the case and control groups.
  • To study the concordance between exposure to pholcodine in cases and controls, by means of a patient self-questionnaire on the one hand and, on the other hand, by a computerized drug history, supplemented where relevant by the drug master file.
  • To study the impact of taking 1, 2 or 3 sources in account for pholcodine exposition.
  • To study the association between exposure to pholcodine and the presence/levels of pholcodine-specific IgE, reflecting sensitisation to pholcodine.
  • To study NMBA and pholcodine cross-sensitisation by testing skin reactions to pholcodine in case patients allergic to (at least) one NMBA.
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Conditions studied

  • Neuromuscular Blocking Agents Anaphylaxis

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Keywords

  • anaphylaxis
  • pholcodine
  • neuromuscular blocking agents
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In context

Anaphylaxis

88 studies on the registry are indexed under Anaphylaxis; 16 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 1,020 is above the median of 40 across 40 interventional studies indexed under Anaphylaxis.

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Lead sponsor

Central Hospital, Nancy, France is the lead sponsor of 778 studies on the registry; 183 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
2 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female, age ≥ 2 years old.
  • Referred to anaesthesia-allergy consultation within (approximately) 6 to 12 weeks of occurrence of peranaesthetic anaphylactic reaction during anaesthesia with administration of NMBAs (only for case patient).
  • Having given his/her consent (or the 2 parents consent for minors).
  • Affiliated with a social security scheme or dependent.
  • Able to answer a medicinal product intake questionnaire
  • In a clinical condition compatible with skin tests (no skin disease or psychiatric illness, etc.) (only for case patient)
  • Having stopped any anti-histamine treatment at least 8 days previously (only for case patient).
  • With positive skin test for the suspected NMBA (ony for case patient).
  • Patient anaesthetised in a control recruitment centre (only for control patients)
  • Having undergone anaesthesia with NMBA injection, without onset of peranaesthetic anaphylactic reaction whatever his medical history (only for control patients)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have refused, or are unable to give their consent
  • Patients who have had negative control skin tests
  • Anaphylaxis suspected to be related to other drugs given on induction of anaesthesia, eg. antibiotics
  • Having presented with anaphylactic reaction during a previous anaesthesia without NMBA injection
  • Pregnant females at inclusion or during 12 months before anaesthesia
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
1,020 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    cases with NMBA anaphylaxis

    Patients who experienced NMBA anaphylaxis during anesthesia

    Other: intradermal pholcodine allergy test in cases · Other: Blood sampling

  • Other
    controls

    Patients who underwent anesthesia with NMBA injection but did not experience anaphylaxis

    Other: Blood sampling

Interventions

  • Otherintradermal pholcodine allergy test in cases
  • OtherBlood sampling
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Exposure to pholcodine

    Exposure is measured by autoquestionnaire, patient's pharmaceutical file and drug history by the pharmacist's

    Time frame: within the 12 months before the anesthetic procedure

Secondary outcomes

  1. Anti-pholcodine IgE, anti-ammonium IV IgE and total IgE levels between the case and control groups.

    Cases: 6 to 12 weeks after the general anesthetic procedure (corresponding to the day of inclusion) Controls: during their hospitalisation after the general anesthetic procedure (Maximum 90 days after the general anesthetic procedure, corresponding to the day of inclusion)

    Time frame: Between 1 day to 12 weeks after the general anesthetic procedure

  2. Concordance between exposure to pholcodine in cases and controls, by means of a patient self-questionnaire on the one hand and, on the other hand, by a computerized drug history, supplemented where relevant by the drug master file.

    Time frame: within the 12 months preceeding the general anesthesia

  3. Impact of non subjective sources in pholcodine exposure assessment

    We will study if pholcodine exposure criteria measured by autoquestionnaire is modified by taking into account non subjectives sources which are the patient's pharmaceutical file and his drug history by his pharmacist's

    Time frame: within the 12 months preceeding general anesthetic procedure

  4. Association between exposure to pholcodine and the presence/levels of pholcodine-specific IgE, reflecting sensitisation to pholcodine.

    IgE measurements: total IgE, IgE specific for pholcodine, quaternary ammoniums (KU/L)

    Time frame: within the 12 months preceding the general anesthetic procedure

  5. NMBA and pholcodine cross-sensitisation by testing skin reactions to pholcodine in case patients allergic to one NMBA.

    Only for Cases : Intradermal tests with diluted pholcodine. Intradermal tests with diluted NMBAs (as usual)

    Time frame: 6 to 12 weeks after the general anesthetic procedure

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Study locations

22 of 24 sites recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 27, 2018, 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
NCT02250729
Lead sponsor
Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Collaborators
Zambon SpA, Laboratoires URGO, THE BOOTS COMPANY PLC, Pierre Fabre Medicament, LABORATOIRE HEPATOUM, Biocodex, Sanofi, Laboratoires Bouchara-Recordati, GlaxoSmithKline, ALLIANCE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED, BELL SONS & COMPANY, PINEWOOD LABORATORIES LIMITED, THORNTON & ROSS & Ross Ltd, ERNEST JACKSON & Co. Ltd
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 26, 2014
Start date
Jul 2014
Primary completion
Jul 2020 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 2020 (estimated)
Last update
Dec 27, 2018

Study contacts

Pierre Gillet, MD PhD
Contact
pierre.gillet@univ.lorraine.fr
Pierre GILLET, PU-PH MD
principal investigator · Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Paul-Michel MERTES, PU-PH MD
study director · CHU de Strasbourg

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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