Animal Allergy in Korean Pet Owners, Pet-related Industry Workers, and Laboratory Animal Reseachers

Asthma Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Prevalence of Animal Allergy and Sensitization to Animal Allergen Among Participants in International Symposium of Korean Association for Laboratory Science and Companion Animal Exhibition

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03101618
• Other study ID #: GBIRB2016-155
• Status: Completed
• Start date: August 24, 2016
• Est. completion date: November 27, 2016

Study information

• Verified date: February 2021
• Source: Gachon University Gil Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The investigators surveyed the prevalence of animal allergy and sensitization to animal allergen among participants in international symposium of Korean association for laboratory science (laboratory animal researchers) and companion animal exhibition (pet owner and pet-related industry workers).

Description:

The investigators enrolled participants in international symposium of Korean association for laboratory science (laboratory animal researchers) and pet animal exhibition (pet owner and pet-related industry workers) after informed consents. Subjects were asked to response to questionnaires regarding their age, gender, comorbid allergic disease, family history of allergy, pet or laboratory animal, exposure time, allergic symptoms during exposure to animals. Subjects underwent skin prick test with animal allergens and other inhalant allergens.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 643
• Est. completion date: November 27, 2016
• Est. primary completion date: November 27, 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 19 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants in international symposium of Korean association for laboratory science and companion animal exhibition from whom informed consents were obtained.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects who reject enrollment into this study.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Allergic Conjunctivitis
• Allergic Rhinitis
• Asthma
• Conjunctivitis
• Conjunctivitis, Allergic
• Hypersensitivity
• Rhinitis
• Rhinitis, Allergic
• Urticaria

Intervention

Other:
• Animal allergy
Allergic symptom occurs during exposure to laboratory or pet animal
• Non-animal allergy
Allergic symptom does not occur during exposure to laboratory or pet animal

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Korea, Republic of	Gachon University Gil Medical Center	Incheon

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Gachon University Gil Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Korea, Republic of, 

References & Publications (3)

Krakowiak A, Wiszniewska M, Krawczyk P, Szulc B, Wittczak T, Walusiak J, Palczynski C. Risk factors associated with airway allergic diseases from exposure to laboratory animal allergens among veterinarians. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2007 May;80(6):46 — View Citation

Moghtaderi M, Farjadian S, Abbaszadeh Hasiri M. Animal allergen sensitization in veterinarians and laboratory animal workers. Occup Med (Lond). 2014 Oct;64(7):516-20. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqu097. Epub 2014 Aug 7. — View Citation

Park YB, Mo EK, Lee JY, Kim JH, Kim CH, Hyun IG, Choi JH. Association between pet ownership and the sensitization to pet allergens in adults with various allergic diseases. Allergy Asthma Immunol Res. 2013 Sep;5(5):295-300. doi: 10.4168/aair.2013.5.5.295. Epub 2013 Jun 25. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Skin reactivity to animal allergens	Positivity to animal allergens in skin prick test	The day of survey
Secondary	Skin reactivity to other inhalant allergens	Positivity to other inhalant allergens in skin prick test	The day of survey
Secondary	The prevalance of cormobid allergy	The prevalance of allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, asthma, urticaria, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, food allergy, drug allergy	The day of survey
Secondary	Duration of animal exposure	Duration of laboratory or pet animal exposure (months)	The day of survey
Secondary	Animal contact time	Animal contact time including direct contact and spatial sharing (min/day)	The day of survey
Secondary	Residence of animal	Residence of animal (cage, bedroom, not bedroom but at home, outside)	The day of survey
Secondary	Site of animal defecation	Site of animal defecation (outside, predetermined place at home, anywhere at home)	The day of survey
Secondary	Laboratory or pet animal	Laboratory or pet animal which subject contacts	The day of survey
Secondary	Severity of allergic symptom	Severity of allergic symptom (using visual analog scale) during exposure to animal	The day of survey
Secondary	Duration of allergic symptom	Duration of allergic symptom during exposure to animal (min)	The day of survey
Secondary	Frequency of house cleaning, bed cleansing, animal haircut, and animal hair removal from their garmet	Frequency of house cleaning, bed cleansing, animal haircut, and animal hair removal from their garmet in pet owners and pet-related industry workers	The day of survey
Secondary	Use of medical service	Use of medical service including prescription and immunotherapy for animal allergy	The day of survey
Secondary	Perception of animal allergy, its avoidance and immunotherapy	Agreement score (visual analog scale) to "Allergic symptom occurs during exposure to animal", "Avoidance can reduce or prevent from allergic symptom", "Immunotherapy can mitigate allergic symptom during exposure to animal"	The day of survey