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Administrative data

NCT number NCT04477382
Other study ID # ImTAEC1
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date January 6, 2020
Est. completion date June 30, 2020

Study information

Verified date March 2021
Source Ecarf Institute GmbH
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

A validated mobile Allergen exposure chamber (AEC) is used to expose qualified study participants suffering from house dust mite (HDM) induced allergic rhinoconjunctivitis. A maximum of four individuals are exposed at a time under standardized conditions with a mixture of allergens from Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and Dermatophagoides farinae (each 50%, faeces and body allergens; doses of 250 μg/m3 air; 21°C, and 55% relative air moisture). After the first exposure, a dietary supplement lozenge, containing beta-lactoglobulin (BLG), iron, retinoic acid, zinc and polyphenols, is taken twice daily for a period of 12 weeks, followed by the second exposure. A minimum of thirty persons are challenged with HDM allergen. After entering the chamber there is an acclimatization phase of 20 minutes with no exposure. Exposure time starts after acclimatization in the chamber and is 120 minutes at each visit. Objective parameters are recorded every 30 minutes, and subjective parameters are recorded every 10 minutes over a period of 120 minutes. During the exposure a plateau (steady-state) of total nasal symptom score with a difference from baseline is measured in all participants for each of the two exposures with HDM.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 38
Est. completion date June 30, 2020
Est. primary completion date June 30, 2020
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 65 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Allergy to house dust mite (HDM) with rhinoconjunctivitis symptoms with/without asthma. These allergic symptoms must have been present for at least 2 years and severity assessed by anamnesis according to ARIA guidelines (mild; moderate/severe - Bousquet et al, 2007) - Positive skin test to HDM extract using a skin testing diagnostic product used in the daily routines of the clinics, with a wheal diameter > 3 mm - Positive nasal provocation test to HDM allergen as used in the chamber and/or a history of TNSS = 3 after 120 min HDM exposure in the chamber - Oral and written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: - Current or previous treatment with allergy vaccination within the last two years. - Concomitant (or newly developing during study period) severe disease interfering with allergy testing - Co-medication interfering with allergy testing for other diseases, e.g. immunosuppressants, oral and/or nasal corticosteroids, chromones and pregnancy - Clinically relevant co-sensitization to early blossoming tree pollen allergens, and cat allergens - Patient with FEV1 < 80% of predicted value prior to exposure - Patients with severe asthma and / or with a history of uncontrolled asthmatic attacks in the last three months before the selection process - Patients with an upper intestinal tract disease, where the local examiner believes that taking the dietary supplement could pose a risk to the patient - History of serious chronic medical conditions and/or any disease where, in the opinion of the site investigator, participation in the trial would pose a risk for the patient - Treatment prior to study visits and during the whole study time with: - systemic corticosteroids within three weeks (21 days) - topical nasal corticosteroids within two weeks (14 days) - chromones within 7 days - antihistamines within 72 hours before visit 1 - antibiotics within 3 months before visit 1 and during the whole study - anti-allergic drugs during the whole study time.

Study Design


Intervention

Dietary Supplement:
holo-BLG (beta-lactoglobulin) - a major component of the protein fraction of raw milk, is loaded with ligands such as retinoic acid, zinc and polyphenol-iron complexes.
Subjects suffering from house dust mite (HDM) allergic rhinoconjunctivitis who are reacting positively to chamber exposure with HDM are reevaluated in the exposure chamber 3 months after taking food supplements.

Locations

Country Name City State
Germany ECARF Institute GmbH Berlin

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Ecarf Institute GmbH Bencard Allergie GmbH

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

References & Publications (1)

Bergmann KC, Graessel A, Raab J, Banghard W, Krause L, Becker S, Kugler S, Zuberbier T, Ott V, Kramer MF, Roth-Walter F, Jensen-Jarolim E and Guethoff S. Targeted micronutrition via holo-BLG based on the farm effect in house dust mite allergic rhinoconjun

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary TNSS Total Nasal Symptom Score (TNSS) in response to HDM exposure in an AEC at V1 (baseline AEC exposure) versus V3 (final AEC exposure). The TNSS is the sum of 4 nose symptoms (runny nose, sneezing, itchy nose, and blocked nose) on a scale of 0 to 3 (no symptoms, mild symptoms, moderate symptoms, and severe symptoms), leading to a maximum TNSS of 12. After 120 minutes of allergen challenge
Secondary TSS Total Symptom Score in response to HDM exposure in an AEC at V1 (baseline AEC exposure) versus V3 (final AEC exposure). The TSS is the sum of 4 nose symptoms (runny nose, sneezing, itchy nose, and blocked nose), 3 eye symptoms (itchy eyes, watery eyes, and gritty feeling), 4 bronchial symptoms (wheezing, cough, breathlessness, and asthma), and 2 other symptoms (itchy palate, and itchy skin) on a scale of 0 to 3 (no symptoms, mild symptoms, moderate symptoms, and severe symptoms), leading to a maximum TSS of 39. Up to 120 minutes following allergen challenge
Secondary TESS The Total Eye Symptom Score (TESS) is the sum of 3 eye symptoms (itchy eyes, watery eyes, and gritty feeling) on a scale of 0 to 3 (no symptoms, mild symptoms, moderate symptoms, and severe symptoms), leading to a maximum TESS of 9. Up to 120 minutes following allergen challenge
Secondary TBSS The Total Bronchial Symptom Score (TBSS) is the sum of 4 bronchial symptoms (wheezing, cough, breathlessness, and asthma) on a scale of 0 to 3 (no symptoms, mild symptoms, moderate symptoms, and severe symptoms), leading to a maximum TBSS of 12. Up to 120 minutes following allergen challenge
Secondary VAS Visual Analogue Scale: Before, every 30 minutes during and after the exposure patients grade the question on their well-being by putting a vertical line on a 10 cm line representing severity from 0 cm "very good" to 10 cm "very bad". Recorded at time zero (0) and every 30 minutes during exposure until 120 minutes
Secondary PNIF PNIF (peak nasal inspiration flow) liter/minute. Recorded at time zero (0), and every 30 minutes during exposure until 120 minutes. An acclimatization phase of 20 minutes takes place in the chamber - so time point zero is when exposure starts after 20 minutes of acclimatization
Secondary PEF PEF (peak expiratory flow) liter/minute. Recorded at time zero (0) and every 30 minutes during exposure until 120 minutes. An acclimatization phase of 20 minutes takes place in the chamber - so time point zero is when exposure starts after 20 minutes of acclimatization
Secondary FEV1 Forced expiratory volume in 1 second, before and after the exposure. Up to 120 minutes following allergen challenge
Secondary FEV1/FVC Forced expiratory volume in 1 second/forced vital capacity ratio, before and after the exposure. Up to 120 minutes following allergen challenge
Secondary Need for rescue medication and/or emergency treatment Need for rescue medication and/or emergency treatment. up to 24 hours after AEC exposure
Secondary Adverse events with regard to the taken dietary supplement Number of events and number of patients recording adverse events with regard to the taken dietary supplement. After completing the baseline AEC exposure at V1 the patients will enter the 3-month consumption period with the dietary supplement. Every patient will document potential AEs in the patient report form. In addition, the patient will be called every 4 weeks during the consumption period to follow up on potential AEs with the intake. The final safety phone call will be made 24 hours after the final AEC exposure. up to 24 hours after the final AEC exposure
Secondary Adverse events with regards to the allergen exposure Number of events and number of patients recording late-phase reactions and/or adverse events with regards to the allergen exposure. up to 24 hours after AEC exposure
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