High and Low Dose Oral Sesame Immunotherapy - Comparison of Efficacy and Safety

NCT ID: NCT05158413

Last Updated: 2024-03-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-03-31

Study Completion Date

2025-06-30

Brief Summary

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In this trial the investigators aim to assess the effectiveness and safety of oral immunotherapy with sesame protein in high and low dose (300mg versus 1200mg) in children with sesame allergy.

Detailed Description

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Sesame allergy is an important global clinical problem affecting 0,2-0,8% population. In food allergy, allergen avoidance and emergency treatment are still therapeutic hallmarks. Oral and sublingual allergen-specific immunotherapies have been provided as a new approach to managing food allergy. The main goal of oral immunotherapy is to obtain the desensitization to food. The oral immunotherapy (OIT) is considered as safe and highly effective, according to current research. In addition, this type of therapy reduce the influence of food allergy in patient's live.

Children 4 to 17 years old with sesame allergy will be enrolled into study. Skin prick test with condiment made from toasted ground hulled sesame and open oral food challenge (OOFC) will be performed at the baseline and at the end of procedure. Blood will be analyzed for specific IgE, IgG4 levels and basophil activation test before and after OIT. OIT will consisted of two parts: dosage increase phase and maintenance phase. The Participants will be randomized (1:1) to receive sesame OIT with maintenance dose of 300 mg or 1200 mg sesame protein.

In the dosage increase phase, the dose of condiment made from toasted ground hulled sesame will be gradually increased every two weeks and administrated to a child during hospitalization (1-day procedure). Precondition to increase of dose is good tolerance of previous portion of condiment made from toasted ground hulled sesame. The maximum time frame for this phase is 14 months.

After achieving tolerance, immunotherapy will be continued for 3 months in maintenance phase, with dose 300mg or 1200 mg sesame protein. Maintenance dose is determined by random patients' assignment to one from study's .

After 3 months (12 weeks +/-2 weeks) of maintenance dose the final OOFC and evaluation of desensitization of sesame protein will be performed. Confirmation of the total desensitization to sesame is the tolerance of a single dose of 4000 mg sesame protein.

Conditions

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Food Allergy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Participants will be randomly assigned to two groups. During the maintenance phase, the first group will receive low dose of sesame protein, which amounts 300mg, the second will get high dose, which is 1200 mg of sesame protein. Oral immunotherapy with low (300mg) and high (1200mg) dose of sesame protein in children randomly assigned to two groups (1:1). Patients will receive ground sesame mixed with apple mousse (supposing apple tolerance). For the transparency of the study all patients will receive the same commercially prepared apple muss product.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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High dose

Experimental: high dose of sesame 20 patients

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

High dose

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Patients will receive a high dose of sesame paste or flour (1200 mg of sesame protein) mixed with apple mousse (supposing child tolerates apple). For the transparency of the study all patients will receive the same commercially prepared apple product

Low dose

Active Comparator: low dose of sesame 20 patients

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Low dose

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Patients will receive a low dose of sesame paste or flour (300 mg of sesame protein) mixed with apple mousse (supposing child tolerates apple). For the transparency of the study all patients will receive the same commercially prepared apple product

Interventions

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High dose

Patients will receive a high dose of sesame paste or flour (1200 mg of sesame protein) mixed with apple mousse (supposing child tolerates apple). For the transparency of the study all patients will receive the same commercially prepared apple product

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Low dose

Patients will receive a low dose of sesame paste or flour (300 mg of sesame protein) mixed with apple mousse (supposing child tolerates apple). For the transparency of the study all patients will receive the same commercially prepared apple product

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* medical history of sesame allergy,
* IgE-mediated sesame allergy confirmed as positive skin prick tests with sesame allergens (diameter of the wheal greater than 3mm) and/or specific IgE level greater than 0.35 kilo units of Allergen per liter (kUA/l) (UniCAP method),
* reaction to sesame protein during OOFC (maximum dose 4000g),
* signed Informed Consent by parent/legal guardian and patient aged \>16 years old,
* patient's/caregivers' cooperation with researcher.

Exclusion Criteria

* no confirmed sesame allergy,
* negative oral food challenge with sesame protein (maximum dose 4000g),
* severe asthma,
* uncontrolled mild/moderate asthma: forced expiratory volume at one second (FEV1)\<80% (under 5. percentile), FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC)\<75% (under 5. percentile), hospitalization due to asthma exacerbation within last 12 months,
* current oral/sublingual/subcutaneous immunotherapy with other allergen,
* eosinophilic gastroenteritis,
* a history of severe recurrent anaphylaxis episodes,
* chronic diseases requiring continuous treatment, including heart disease, epilepsy, metabolic diseases, diabetes,
* medication:

* oral, daily steroid therapy longer than 1 month within last 12 months,
* at least two courses of oral steroid therapy (at least 7 days) within last 12 months,
* oral steroid therapy longer than 7 days within last 3 months,
* biological treatment,
* the need to constantly take antihistamines,
* therapy with β-blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, calcium channel inhibitors,
* pregnancy,
* no consent to participate in the study,
* lack of patient cooperation.
Minimum Eligible Age

4 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Medical University of Warsaw

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Katarzyna Grzela, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Medical University of Warsaw

Locations

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Katarzyna Grzela

Warsaw, , Poland

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Poland

Central Contacts

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Katarzyna Grzela, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+48 22 3179431

Joanna Zielińska, MD

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Katarzyna Grzela, PhD, MD

Role: primary

+48223179431

Joanna Zielińska, MD

Role: backup

References

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Gupta RS, Warren CM, Smith BM, et al. The Public Health Impact of Parent-Reported Childhood Food Allergies in the United States. Pediatrics. 2018:142(6):e20181235. Pediatrics. 2019 Mar;143(3):e20183835. doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-3835. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30819972 (View on PubMed)

Gupta RS, Warren CM, Smith BM, Jiang J, Blumenstock JA, Davis MM, Schleimer RP, Nadeau KC. Prevalence and Severity of Food Allergies Among US Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Jan 4;2(1):e185630. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.5630.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30646188 (View on PubMed)

Dalal I, Goldberg M, Katz Y. Sesame seed food allergy. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2012 Aug;12(4):339-45. doi: 10.1007/s11882-012-0267-2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22610362 (View on PubMed)

Warren CM, Chadha AS, Sicherer SH, Jiang J, Gupta RS. Prevalence and Severity of Sesame Allergy in the United States. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Aug 2;2(8):e199144. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.9144.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31373655 (View on PubMed)

Nachshon L, Goldberg MR, Levy MB, Appel MY, Epstein-Rigbi N, Lidholm J, Holmqvist M, Katz Y, Elizur A. Efficacy and Safety of Sesame Oral Immunotherapy-A Real-World, Single-Center Study. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 Nov-Dec;7(8):2775-2781.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.05.031. Epub 2019 May 29.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Adatia A, Clarke AE, Yanishevsky Y, Ben-Shoshan M. Sesame allergy: current perspectives. J Asthma Allergy. 2017 Apr 27;10:141-151. doi: 10.2147/JAA.S113612. eCollection 2017.

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Brough HA, Caubet JC, Mazon A, Haddad D, Bergmann MM, Wassenberg J, Panetta V, Gourgey R, Radulovic S, Nieto M, Santos AF, Nieto A, Lack G, Eigenmann PA. Defining challenge-proven coexistent nut and sesame seed allergy: A prospective multicenter European study. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 Apr;145(4):1231-1239. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.09.036. Epub 2019 Dec 20.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Sampson HA, Gerth van Wijk R, Bindslev-Jensen C, Sicherer S, Teuber SS, Burks AW, Dubois AE, Beyer K, Eigenmann PA, Spergel JM, Werfel T, Chinchilli VM. Standardizing double-blind, placebo-controlled oral food challenges: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology-European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology PRACTALL consensus report. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Dec;130(6):1260-74. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.10.017. No abstract available.

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Feuille E, Nowak-Wegrzyn A. Allergen-Specific Immunotherapies for Food Allergy. Allergy Asthma Immunol Res. 2018 May;10(3):189-206. doi: 10.4168/aair.2018.10.3.189.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29676066 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Sesame Protocol

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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