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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03816800
Other study ID # 1370/2018
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date January 28, 2019
Est. completion date October 29, 2020

Study information

Verified date August 2021
Source Medical University of Vienna
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Iron deficiency and anemia are clearly associated with the onset of allergy and allergic diseases, whereas an improved iron status seems to prevent the onset of allergy in humans. Iron-deficiency can be absolute or functional. Functional iron-deficiency occurs during immune activation and may be reflective for the hyperactive state of atopic subjects. The investigators plan a prophylactic dietary intervention study in atopic/allergic and non-allergic individuals that transport chelated iron to immune cells. Over the course of six months, oral supplementation of placebo or whey protein-bound chelated iron will be given and 1) clinical reactivity 2) iron status and 3) changes in the microflora due to the treatment will be assessed.


Description:

There is no state-of-the-art prophylactic treatment for atopy. Once allergy develops, allergens should be avoided, and specific allergen immunotherapy applied. The initial cause of the onset of allergy, namely the immune hyperactive state of the atopic subjects, is not addressed at all. The investigators hypothesize that atopy is defined by a mild functional iron deficiency and that improving the iron status of immune cells will decrease the reactivity of these cells. In this prophylactic dietary intervention study oral supplementation of placebo or chelated and whey protein-bound iron will be given over the course of six months to allergic and non-allergic women. Changes in 1) the clinical reactivity 2) the iron status and 3) the microflora will be assessed. The study will be the first systematic approach in humans to assess the contribution of iron deficiency to allergy and will be pivotal in supporting the implementation of prophylactic and therapeutic recommendations.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 58
Est. completion date October 29, 2020
Est. primary completion date October 28, 2020
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Female
Age group 18 Years to 50 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Participants will be healthy premenopausal women over 18 years of age. Allergic participants should have been diagnosed with allergic rhinitis against birch and/or grass pollen. Exclusion Criteria: - Subjects with co-morbidities such as diabetes mellitus, disorders of the liver including hemochromatosis or kidney, autoimmune and metabolic diseases or malignancies or who use medications (e.g. antibiotics, PPIs) that influence the iron, inflammatory or microbial status will be excluded. Further exclusion criteria are pregnancy, lactation, zinc, and iron supplementation and smoking. Subjects with a history of major bleeding (including trauma, surgery, other major blood loss) within the last 2 years and blood transfusion within the last 2 years, or with a history of significant breakthrough bleeding will be excluded. Volunteers will be asked to cease blood donation at least three months before recruitment. Allergics with a history of an allergen-induced anaphylactic shock or with severe, uncontrolled asthma who in the last two years have received allergen immunotherapy or an anti-IgE therapy will be excluded.

Study Design


Intervention

Dietary Supplement:
ImmunoBon
The dietary agent contains vitamin A, Zn, chelated iron and whey proteins.
Placebo
the dietary agent does not contain vitamin A, Zn, chelated iron and whey proteins

Locations

Country Name City State
Austria Medical University of Vienna Vienna

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Medical University of Vienna

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Austria, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Symptom severity - Total nasal symptom score Symptoms (with max 2 points for secretions, irritations and distant symptoms): score of 6 means all symptoms present (secretion, irritations and distant symptoms) Baseline
Primary Symptom severity - Total nasal symptom score Symptoms (with max 2 points for secretions, irritations and distant symptoms): score of 6 means all symptoms present (secretion, irritations and distant symptoms) 8 months
Secondary Mean daily combined symptom medication score during the peak of the pollen season The score will be recorded daily for 45-180 days during the pollen season up to 6 months
Secondary Iron status Hemoglobin, Ferritin, hepcidin, hemopexin,ceruloplasmin, iron and soluble transferrin receptor concentrations, transferrin saturation in % Baseline
Secondary Iron status Hemoglobin, Ferritin, hepcidin, hemopexin,ceruloplasmin, iron and soluble transferrin receptor concentrations, transferrin saturation in % 8 months
Secondary Exploratory - Microbiome microbial composition will be assessed by 16S rRNA sequencing in order to determine bacterial communities present in samples, their relative abundance and overall diversity. Samples: gastrointestinal and nasal samples baseline
Secondary Exploratory - Microbiome microbial composition will be assessed by 16S rRNA sequencing in order to determine bacterial communities present in samples, their relative abundance and overall diversity. Samples: gastrointestinal and nasal samples 8 months
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