Safety Study of MK-8237 Treatment in House-Dust-Mite Allergic Adolescents (MK-8237-008)

NCT ID: NCT01678807

Last Updated: 2017-09-15

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

195 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-10-31

Study Completion Date

2013-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of two doses (6 Development Units \[DU\] and 12 DU) of MK-8237 sublingual tablets compared to Placebo in adolescents with house dust mite-induced allergic rhinitis/rhinoconjunctivitis. The primary hypothesis is that at least one dose of MK-8237 sublingual tablet is safe and well-tolerated in adolescents with house dust mite-induced allergic rhinitis/rhinoconjunctivitis.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial Rhinitis, Allergic, Nonseasonal

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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MK-8237 6 DU

MK-8237 6 DU rapidly dissolving tablet administered sublingually once daily for 28 days

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MK-8237 6 DU

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

MK-8237 12 DU

MK-8237 12 DU rapidly dissolving tablet administered sublingually once daily for 28 days

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MK-8237 12 DU

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Placebo

Placebo rapidly dissolving tablet administered sublingually once daily for 28 days

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Interventions

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MK-8237 6 DU

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

MK-8237 12 DU

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Placebo

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Other Intervention Names

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SCH 900237 SCH 900237

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* History of physician-diagnosed allergic rhinitis/rhinoconjunctivitis to house dust of at least 6 months duration (with or without asthma)
* History of controlled asthma for the prior 1 month if participant has asthma, defined by not exceeding 2 days of symptoms per week; not more than 2 days of albuterol/short acting beta-agonist \[SABA\] use per week; and not wakening more than twice a month at night due to asthma symptoms
* Agrees to remain abstinent or use (or have their partner use) 2 acceptable methods of birth control from screening and through the duration of the study

Exclusion Criteria

* Unable to meet medication washout requirements
* History of chronic urticaria and/or chronic angioedema within prior 2 years
* History of anaphylaxis with cardiorespiratory symptoms with prior immunotherapy due to an unknown cause or to an inhalant allergen
* Unstable, uncontrolled or severe asthma, or has experienced a life-threatening asthma attack or an occurrence of any clinical deterioration of asthma that resulted in emergency treatment, hospitalization due to asthma, or treatment with systemic corticosteroids (but allowing SABAs) at any time within prior 3 months
* History of chronic sinusitis during within prior 2 years
* Pregnant or breast-feeding, or expecting to conceive within the projected duration of the study
* Known history of allergy, hypersensitivity or intolerance to investigational medicinal products except for Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (D. pteronyssinus) and/or Dermatophagoides farina (D. farina) or self-injectable epinephrine
* Business or personal relationship with investigational site personnel or Sponsor who is directly involved with the conduct of the trial
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

ALK-Abelló A/S

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Medical Director

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

References

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Maloney J, Prenner BM, Bernstein DI, Lu S, Gawchik S, Berman G, Kaur A, Li Z, Nolte H. Safety of house dust mite sublingual immunotherapy standardized quality tablet in children allergic to house dust mites. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2016 Jan;116(1):59-65. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2015.10.024. Epub 2015 Nov 6.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 26553448 (View on PubMed)

Fortescue R, Kew KM, Leung MST. Sublingual immunotherapy for asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Sep 14;9(9):CD011293. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011293.pub3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32926419 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MK-8237-008

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

8237-008

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id