Study on the investigation of sensitization patterns to insects as food using clinical history, skin tests, and laboratory examinations in patients with house dust mite allergy

Switzerland (ICTRP)

Identifiant de l'essai ICTRP
NCT04239131 (ICTRP)

Titre officiel (approuvé par le comité d'éthique)
A prospective study about the sensitization patterns to insects as food source in patients with house dust mite allergy based on clinical history, skin prick tests and in vitro tests. InFood Study (BASEC)

Titre académique
A Prospective Study About the Sensitization Patterns to Insects as Food Source in Patients With House Dust Mite Allergy Based on Clinical History, Skin Prick Tests and in Vitro Tests (ICTRP)

Titre public
Prospective Study About Sensitization Pattern to Insects as Food Source in Patients With House Dust Mite Allergy (ICTRP)

Maladie en cours d'investigation
Hypersensitivity, Food (ICTRP)

Intervention étudiée
Other: Skin prick test (ICTRP)

Type d'essai
Interventional (ICTRP)

Plan de l'étude
Allocation: N/A. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Diagnostic. Masking: None (Open Label). (ICTRP)

Critères d'inclusion/exclusion
Inclusion Criteria:

- Age: 18 < x < 70

- House dust mite sensitization with or without sensitization to seafood

- Subject is capable of giving informed consent

- Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Use of antihistamines, systemic corticosteroids during testing and within three days
(antihistamines) or two weeks (corticosteroids) prior to testing

- Use of immunosuppressive agents

- History of cancer except for treated basal cell or spinal cell carcinoma of the skin

- Active or recurrent bacterial, fungal or viral infection at the time of enrollment,
including patients with evidence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection,
Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C infection, active or untreated latent tuberculosis.

- Female patients of childbearing potential who are pregnant or breast feeding or
planning a pregnancy during the duration of the trial and/or not practicing
acceptable birth control for the duration of the trial

- Known or suspected non-compliance, drug or alcohol abuse,

- Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems,
psychological disorders, dementia, etc. of the participant,

- Previous enrollment into the current study,

- Enrollment of the investigator, his/her family members, employees and other
dependent persons, (ICTRP)

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Critères d'évaluation principaux et secondaires
Presence/absence of insect sensitization among seafood/Tropomyosin-sensitized patients versus patients with house dust mite sensitization alone (ICTRP)

Sensitization pattern in insect sensitized patients in comparison between seafood-sensitized versus non-seafood-sensitized patients;Sensitization pattern in seafood sensitizes patients in comparison between insect-sensitized versus non-insect-sensitized patients;Sensitization pattern in insect sensitized patients in comparison between resident and immigrant populations in Switzerland;Sensitization pattern in seafood sensitized patients in comparison between resident and immigrant populations in Switzerland;Frequency of sensitization to the various insect allergens;Description of possible cross reactions between seafood and insect allergens (ICTRP)

Date d'enregistrement
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Inclusion du premier participant
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Sponsors secondaires
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Contacts supplémentaires
Peter Schmid, MD, Universitätsspital Zürich (ICTRP)

ID secondaires
InFood2020 (ICTRP)

Résultats-Données individuelles des participants
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Informations complémentaires sur l'essai
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04239131 (ICTRP)