NCT00824447

Brief Summary

This study is designed to give additional information on the efficacy, safety and local effects (tolerability) of a dose of sublingual immunotherapy administered once a day, during a second grass pollen season.

Trial Health

93
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
356

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_2

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 2007

Shorter than P25 for phase_2

Geographic Reach
7 countries

39 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 1, 2007

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 1, 2008

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 1, 2009

Completed
14 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 15, 2009

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 16, 2009

Completed
Last Updated

May 5, 2010

Status Verified

May 1, 2010

Enrollment Period

1 year

First QC Date

January 15, 2009

Last Update Submit

May 4, 2010

Conditions

Keywords

randomiseddouble-blindplacebo-controlledlong-term efficacy and safetyOralgen® Grass Pollenallergic rhinoconjunctivitisAllergyRhinoconjunctivitisImmunotherapyGrass pollen extract

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Pollen Season Rhinoconjunctivitis Total Symptom Score

    site specific pollen season

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • Rescue medication usage

    one year

  • Proportion of symptom-free days during the pollen season

    one year

  • Rhinoconjunctivitis QoL Questionnaire

    one year

  • Global evaluation of the efficacy by the patient

    one year

  • Local and systemic tolerability and other adverse events, labor

    one year

Study Arms (4)

Placebo control

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Placebo control

Other: placebo

Grass pollen extract, twice weekly

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Grass pollen extract, 9,500 BU, given twice weekly

Drug: Oralgen

Grass pollen extract daily

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Grass pollen extract, 9,500 BU, given daily

Drug: Oralgen

Increased dose of grass pollen extract

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Increased dose of grass pollen extract, 19,000 BU, given daily

Drug: Oralgen

Interventions

allergen solution sublingually

Also known as: grasspollen extract
Grass pollen extract dailyGrass pollen extract, twice weeklyIncreased dose of grass pollen extract
placeboOTHER

placebo control

Also known as: Placebo control
Placebo control

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 51 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients who have given their written consent to participate in this study.
  • Patients who are willing to comply with the protocol and understand the information given.
  • Female patients of childbearing potential are eligible if they are not sexually active or if they use a medically accepted contraceptive method.
  • Negative urine pregnancy test if female at the end of the previous study.
  • Pregnancy, breast-feeding / lactation or sexually active women of childbearing potential who are not using a medically accepted contraceptive method.
  • Patients who were non-compliant during study AB0602.
  • Patients with a past or current disease, which as judged by the investigator, may affect the patient's participation in or the outcome of this study.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (39)

MHAT PLovdiv, ENT Clinic

Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Location

Military Medical Academy, Clinic of ENT

Sofia, 1606, Bulgaria

Location

Military Medical Academy

Sofia, 1606, Bulgaria

Location

5th MHAT, ENT Clinic

Sofia, Bulgaria

Location

Ministry of interior-central clinical database

Sofia, Bulgaria

Location

MHAT Sveta Marina

Varna, Bulgaria

Location

Military Medical Academy

Varna, Bulgaria

Location

ORL Soukroma praxe

Brno, Czechia

Location

Fakultni nemocnice Brno

Brno-Bohunice, Czechia

Location

Nemocnice Caslav

Čáslav, Czechia

Location

Alergologicka ordinace

Dobruška, Czechia

Location

Alergologicka ambulance

Jablonec nad Nisou, 466 04, Czechia

Location

Alergologicka ordinace

Kutná Hora, 284 01, Czechia

Location

Alergologicka ambulance

Ostrava - Hrabuvka, Czechia

Location

Ambulance plicni a alergologicka

Ostrave - Hrabuvka, Czechia

Location

Alergologicka ambulance Okresni nemocnice Tabor

Tábor, Czechia

Location

Berufsgen. kliniken Bergmannsheil

Bochum, Germany

Location

Univ. klinikum Carl Gustav Carus

Dresden, Germany

Location

MedicoKIT

Goch, Germany

Location

Johannes-Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz

Mainz, Germany

Location

Vital Care

München, Germany

Location

Privataertz. inst. & Forsh. einrichtung

Wiesbaden, Germany

Location

Svabhegyi Allami Gyermekgyogyintezet pulmonologia

Budapest, Hungary

Location

Szent Janos Korhaz

Budapest, Hungary

Location

Selye Janos Korhaz

Komárom, Hungary

Location

Karolina Korhaz

Mosomagyarovar, Hungary

Location

Tudogyogyintezet Torokbalint

Törökbálint, Hungary

Location

Kaunas medical University hospital

Kaunas, Lithuania

Location

JSC Seimos gydytojas

Vilnius, Lithuania

Location

Vilnius Central Outpatient Clinic

Vilnius, Lithuania

Location

Vilnius university hospital, Santariskiu Clinic

Vilnius, Lithuania

Location

Ampha Den Bosch / Regio Brabant

's-Hertogenbosch, 5233 VG, Netherlands

Location

Ampha De Bilt

De Bilt, 3731 DN, Netherlands

Location

Ampha

Hengelo, Netherlands

Location

AMPHA Nijmegen

Nijmegen, 6525EC, Netherlands

Location

Centrum imunologie a alergologie s.r.o

Bratislava, Slovakia

Location

Amb. klinickey imunologie a allergologie UTaRCH

Poprad, Slovakia

Location

Ambulancia klinickej imunologie a alergologie

Trenčín, Slovakia

Location

Medcentrum s.r.o.

Žilina, Slovakia

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypersensitivity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Immune System Diseases

Study Officials

  • Dyonne van Duren, MD, PhD

    AMPHA Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 220, 6525EC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Knut Schaekel, MD, PhD

    Universitait Klinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Fetscherstrasse 74, SN 01307, Dresden, Germany

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Iveta Kozlovska, MD, PhD

    Centrum Immunologie a allergologie, Pavla Horova 14, 84108 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 15, 2009

First Posted

January 16, 2009

Study Start

August 1, 2007

Primary Completion

August 1, 2008

Study Completion

January 1, 2009

Last Updated

May 5, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-05

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