AllerPops Reduce Nasal Symptoms in Adult Volunteers With Allergic Rhinitis

• 1. Participants will be clinically diagnosed with persistent or intermittent allergic rhinitis, according to the Allergic Rhinitis and Its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) classification. (The guidelines of Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) group, classified it to intermittent (less than 4 days per week and for less than 4 weeks) and persistent (more than 4 days per week or lasting more than 4 weeks regardless of the number of days per week).

     2. Male or female seasonal/year-long nasal allergy sufferers (as assessed by a questionnaire at screening) between the ages of 18 and 70.
     3. Females who are not of childbearing potential (post-menopausal defined as those with amenorrhea for at least 2 years). Females of childbearing potential should be either sexually inactive (abstinent) for 60 days prior to the first dose of the study, throughout the study and for 30 days after completion of the study, or be using one of the following acceptable methods of birth control: i. Surgically sterile (bilateral tubal-ligation, hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy) for at least 90 days prior to the first dose of the study.

ii. IUD in place for at least 60 days prior to the first dose of the study, throughout the study and for 30 days after completion of the study.

iii. Barrier methods (condom, diaphragm) with spermicide for at least 60 days prior to the first dose of the study, throughout the study and for 30 days after study completion.

iv. Hormonal contraceptives for at least 90 days prior to the first dose of the study, throughout the study, and for 30 days after study completion.

• Changes to the method of birth control while participating in the study will be judged by the PI for acceptability.

  4. Written informed consent obtained and signed by participant. 5. BMI between 18.5 and 29.9 kg/m2, with a stable weight over the last 3 months. (A stable weight is defined as \<5% of total body weight change in the last 3 months).
  6. Agrees not to use any over the counter, prescription, health supplement or dietary supplement from at least 14 days prior to screening until the end of the study.
  7. Agrees to maintain current dietary habits, level of physical activity, occupational and living environment for the trial duration.
  8. Does not regularly consume more than 2 standard* alcoholic beverages a day as assessed through verbal confirmation at screening, and agrees not to consume >2 standard* alcoholic beverages per day for the trial duration.
  9. Non-smoker within 12 months prior to dosing as assessed by verbal confirmation.
  10. Stable medical conditions that do not require medication use routinely and do not affect or involve the immune systems as determined by medical history, physical examination, clinical chemistry performed at screening, and as assessed by the Principal Investigator.
  11. Agrees not to use nasal steroid spray from at least 14 days prior to screening until the end of the study.
  12. Agrees not to use neti-pot and oil-pulling for at least 7 days prior to screening until the end of the study.
  13. . 14. Have access to a microwave.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Participants who are pregnant/lactating or planning to become pregnant during the course of the clinical trial.
2. Participants who have any sings of active or recurrent upper airway infection (bacterial/viral).
3. Participants who have a known sensitivity or allergy to any of the study products, or ingredients.
4. Participation in another research study within 30 days prior to enrollment in this clinical trial.
5. Participants who are not able to tolerate venipuncture and/or have poor venous access.
6. Participants dependent on decongestants (nasal or oral) or receiving allergen-specific immunotherapy.
7. Participants who have been diagnosed with other clinical forms of rhinitis such as infectious rhinitis, rhinitis of pregnancy, food and alcohol-induced rhinitis, atrophic rhinitis, vasomotor rhinitis, rhinosinusitis and age-related rhinitis.
8. Participants who have receive previous acupuncture treatment or alternative medicine for AR in the last three months or planned in the next two years.
9. Participants who have received allergy desensitization therapy (current, during the past two years, or planned in the next two years).
10. Participants who have had any major surgery within 1 year of enrollment into the clinical trial or have any anticipated major surgeries intended to occur during the clinical trial.
11. Participants who have received a blood transfusion within 8 weeks of enrollment in the clinical trial.
12. Participants who have donated blood or plasma to a blood bank or clinical study within 8 weeks of enrollment and during the study except venipuncture as part of clinical trial.
13. Participant has known severe medical conditions, such as cardiovascular, liver or renal dysfunction, diabetes mellitus, cancers, cerebrovascular diseases, blood system diseases which in the opinion of the Principal Investigator, may preclude safe study participation, or interfere with study objectives.
14. Participants who are immunocompromised or have been diagnosed HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B, or untreated Hepatitis C.
15. Participant has a history of alcohol or drug addiction treatment within the last 2 years prior to inclusion in the study, or any current addiction on alcohol or drugs.
16. Participants with Grade II or III septum deviation and/or presence of nasal polyps or other conditions that lead to nasal obstruction.
17. Participant has any other medical, social or other condition that, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator, would make participation in the study unsafe, complicate interpretation of study outcome data, or otherwise interfere with achieving the study objectives.
18. Participants with allergic asthma and/or moderate to severe atopic dermatitis.
19. History of anaphylactic reactions.
20. Participants with any risk of developing dental cavity or on-going oral health issue, as assessed during their regular dentist visit in past 6 months.

21. Participants who brush more than twice a day and/or mouthwash more than once a day and/or floss more than once a day.

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