Exposure Chamber Trial With Cat Immunotherapy

NCT ID: NCT00987909

Last Updated: 2010-08-18

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-09-30

Study Completion Date

2010-05-31

Brief Summary

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The main purpose of this trial is to investigate if any of three different doses of cat hair immunotherapy is safe for treatment of cat allergic patients.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cat Allergy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Placebo

Solution resembling the active solutions, but without allergen extract

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Specific allergen immunotherapy (placebo)

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Drops for sublingual administration, 0 mcg (placebo), once daily administration for 16 weeks

Cat hair allergen extract, dose group 1

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Specific allergen immunotherapy

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Drops for sublingual administration, 4.5 mcg Fel d1/day, once daily administration for 16 weeks.

Cat hair allergen extract, dose group 2

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Specific allergen immunotherapy

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Drops for sublingual administration, 9.0 mcg Fel d1/day, once daily administration for 16 weeks

Cat hair allergen extract, dose group 3

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Specific allergen immunotherapy

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Drops for sublingual administration, 18.0 mcg Fel d1/day, once daily administration for 16 weeks

Interventions

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Specific allergen immunotherapy (placebo)

Drops for sublingual administration, 0 mcg (placebo), once daily administration for 16 weeks

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Specific allergen immunotherapy

Drops for sublingual administration, 4.5 mcg Fel d1/day, once daily administration for 16 weeks.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Specific allergen immunotherapy

Drops for sublingual administration, 9.0 mcg Fel d1/day, once daily administration for 16 weeks

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Specific allergen immunotherapy

Drops for sublingual administration, 18.0 mcg Fel d1/day, once daily administration for 16 weeks

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* A history of rhinoconjunctivitis on exposure to cats
* Positive Skin Prick Test response (wheal diameter at least 3 mm larger than the negative control
* Positive specific IgE against Fel d1 (at least IgE Class 2)
* Minimum qualifying rhinoconjunctivitis symptom score during EEC exposure at Visit 2

Exclusion Criteria

* Uncontrolled asthma within the past 12 months, or asthma requiring regular use of inhaled corticosteroids
* FEV1 less than 80% of predicted
* Subjects who suffer from significant seasonal allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, and cannot complete the clinical trial outside the local pollen season, or who have significant allergy to other allergens (e.g. other animals or house dust mites) that cannot be avoided during the trial period
* Subjects who cannot tolerate baseline challenge in the Environmental Exposure Chamber
* History of anaphylaxis with cardio/respiratory symptoms
* A medical history of severe drug or food allergy with symptoms such as difficulty breathing, swelling of the face or a feeling of severe dizziness or increased heart rate
* Chronic urticaria
* History of severe cardiac disease
* Treatment with immunosuppressives, anti-IgE monoclonal antibodies, tricyclic antidepressants or MAOIs
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cetero Research, San Antonio

NETWORK

Sponsor Role collaborator

ALK-Abelló A/S

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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ALK-Abelló A/S

Principal Investigators

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Deepen Patel, MD, CCFP

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Cetero Research, San Antonio

Locations

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Cetero Research

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Other Identifiers

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Cetero Research - P2CR09001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Health Canada - 9427-A1556-24C

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

US-C-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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