Efficacy and Safety of Intraseasonal Specific Immunotherapy With Depiquick® Birch

NCT ID: NCT01902992

Last Updated: 2017-03-22

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

202 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-03-31

Study Completion Date

2012-07-31

Brief Summary

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This study will assess efficacy and safety of intraseasonal specific short-term immunotherapy with Depiquick® Birch in patients with allergic rhinitis and or rhinoconjunctivitis with or without intermittent asthma that have a clinical relevant IgE-mediated allergic sensitization against birch pollen. The term "intraseasonal" means that patients will start with immunotherapy treatment during the birch pollen season, i.e. when the already experience allergic symptoms.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis

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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Depiquick® Birch

At the screening visit (Visit 1), patients will be instructed how to complete the eDiary. Eligible patients will return for visit 2 as soon as they experience significant allergic symptoms. Significant allergic symptoms are defined by a symptom score ≥ 2. If the patients' eligibility has been confirmed according to inclusion/exclusion criteria checklist, randomization to one of the 2 treatment arms will be conducted. Patients will receive two consecutive subcutaneous injections of study medication (0,2 and 0,3 ml) with a time lag of ≥ 30 minutes. Patients return to the study site in weekly intervals for visit 3, visit 4, visit 5, visit 6, and visit 7 to receive study medication injections (0,5 ml each). If treatment is completed before the end of the tree pollen season, patients will be followed-up by telephone calls every 4 weeks until the end of the tree pollen season. The study completion visit will take place 4 weeks after the end of the tree pollen season.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Depiquick Birch (DPG103)

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

At the screening visit (Visit 1), patients will be instructed how to complete the eDiary. Eligible patients will return for visit 2 as soon as they experience significant allergic symptoms. Significant allergic symptoms are defined by a symptom score ≥ 2. If the patients' eligibility has been confirmed according to inclusion/exclusion criteria checklist, randomization to one of the 2 treatment arms will be conducted. Patients will receive two consecutive subcutaneous injections of study medication (0,2 and 0,3 ml) with a time lag of ≥ 30 minutes. Patients return to the study site in weekly intervals for visit 3, visit 4, visit 5, visit 6, and visit 7 to receive study medication injections (0,5 ml each). If treatment is completed before the end of the tree pollen season, patients will be followed-up by telephone calls every 4 weeks until the end of the tree pollen season. The study completion visit will take place 4 weeks after the end of the tree pollen season.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Depiquick Birch (DPG103)

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients must experience significant allergic symptoms on visit 2
2. Medical history of allergic rhinitis and/or rhinoconjunctivitis with clinically relevant sensitization to tree allergens
3. Specific IgE against birch allergens (CAP RAST ≥ 2)

Exclusion Criteria

1. History of significant clinical manifestations of allergy as a result of sensitization against grass or weed pollen and perennial allergens
2. FEV1 or PEF value ≤ 80 %
3. Persistent asthma (GINA ≥ 2)
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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Aachen, , Germany

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Aschaffenburg, , Germany

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Augsburg, , Germany

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Bad Wildbad, , Germany

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Bad Wörishofen, , Germany

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Bensheim, , Germany

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Berlin, , Germany

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Berlin, , Germany

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Berlin, , Germany

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Bochum, , Germany

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Bonn, , Germany

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Chemnitz, , Germany

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Delitzsch, , Germany

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Dresden, , Germany

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Duisburg, , Germany

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Dülmen, , Germany

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Frankfurt, , Germany

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Gera, , Germany

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Hanover, , Germany

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Heidelberg, , Germany

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Leipzig, , Germany

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Leipzig, , Germany

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Leipzig, , Germany

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Lübeck, , Germany

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Münster, , Germany

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Münster, , Germany

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Neunkirchen, , Germany

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Nidderau, , Germany

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Oberhausen, , Germany

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Osnabrück, , Germany

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Rodgau, , Germany

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Wallenhorst, , Germany

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Wiesbaden, , Germany

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Wiesbaden, , Germany

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Witten, , Germany

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Countries

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Germany

Other Identifiers

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2011-004185-14

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDPG103ADE01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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