Profiling Urticaria for the Identification of Subtypes (PURIST)

July 27, 2015 updated by: Marcus Maurer

The primary purpose of this study is to identify and characterize novel diagnostic markers for autoimmune urticaria, a subset of chronic spontaneous urticaria.

Additional aims: include the comparison of the clinical profiles of autoreactive, autoimmune and non autoreactive / autoimmune urticaria and the quality of life impairment in these subsets of chronic spontaneous urticaria.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

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195

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Germany
      • Berlin, Germany, 10117
        • University of Berlin Charité

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

  1. Patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria and a negative ASST (= non-autoreactive chronic spontaneous urticaria)
  2. Patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria with a positive ASST, who also test positive in a cell activating assay (BHRA OR CD 63 activation of healthy donor basophils) and who exhibit anti-FcεRI and/or anti-IgE autoantibodies (=autoimmune chronic spontaneous urticaria).
  3. Patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria with a positive ASST, who test negative in cell activation assay or who do not exhibit anti-FcεRI or anti-IgE autoantibodies (=autoreactive, non-autoimmune chronic spontaneous urticaria)

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • chronic spontaneous urticaria
  • disease duration > 6 weeks
  • signed and dated informed consent
  • age 18 years or older
  • Non sedating antihistamines may be used on an "on demand" basis throughout the study, in case of high urticaria activity [>50 wheals, and intense pruritus: urticaria activity score (UAS) of 6] or in case of an emergency. Patients may take either cetirizine 10 mg up to a maximum of 4 tablets per 24 hours or fexofenadine 180 mg up to a maximum of 4 tablets per 24 hours. The use of antihistamines and the reason has to be documented by the patient in the patient diary. Patients should avoid the use of antihistamines during the study and especially during the three days prior to skin testing
  • for female with childbearing potential: female will have to use a safe method of contraception to prevent pregnancy and will have to agree to continue this method of contraception during the whole study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • intake of immunosuppressives 3 month before Screening Visit and during the course of the study. Immunosuppressives including ciclosporin, methotrexate, mycophenolate, azathioprine and cyclophosphamide need to be stopped at least 3 month before Screening Visit
  • intake of corticosteroids (e.g. oral, injection) 1 month before Screening Visit and during the course of the study. Corticosteroids need to be stopped at least 1 month before the Screening Visit.
  • Previous or present treatment with anti-IgE-antibodies including omalizumab (Xolair)
  • age below 18 years
  • use of tricyclic antidepressants (e.g. amitriptyline), doxepin, leukotriene antagonists (e.g. montelukast, trade name: singulair), H2 antihistamines (e.g. cimetidine, famotidine, ranitidine), sulphasalazine, dapsone, tranexamic acid, warfarin, heparin during the last 4 weeks before the Screening Visit and during the course of the study.
  • pregnancy, lactation or planned pregnancy during the study
  • mentally incapacitated subjects
  • patients protected by the law (adults under guardianship, or hospitalized in a public or private institution for a reason other than the study, or incarcerated)
  • patients suffering from urticaria vasculitis

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

A group or subgroup of participants in an observational study that is assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.
autoimmune chronic spontaneous urticaria
Patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria with a positive ASST, who also test positive in a cell activating assay (BHRA OR CD 63 activation of healthy donor basophils) and who exhibit anti-FcεRI and/or anti-IgE autoantibodies (=autoimmune chronic spontaneous urticaria).
autoreactive, non-autoimmune chronic spontaneous urticaria
Patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria with a positive ASST, who test negative in cell activation assay or who do not exhibit anti-FcεRI or anti-IgE autoantibodies (=autoreactive, non-autoimmune chronic spontaneous urticaria)
non-autoreactive chronic spontaneous urticaria
Patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria and a negative ASST (= non-autoreactive chronic spontaneous urticaria)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Results of the ASST
Time Frame: 21 days per patient
to identify and characterize novel diagnostic markers for autoimmune urticaria, a subset of chronic spontaneous urticaria
21 days per patient
Results of a cell activating assay (BHRA)
Time Frame: 21 days per patient
to identify and characterize novel diagnostic markers for autoimmune urticaria, a subset of chronic spontaneous urticaria
21 days per patient
Results of autoantibody-test (anti-IgE and anti-FcRI)
Time Frame: 21 days per patient
to identify and characterize novel diagnostic markers for autoimmune urticaria, a subset of chronic spontaneous urticaria
21 days per patient

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Results of Urticaria activity score (UAS7)
Time Frame: 21 days per patient
comparison of the clinical profiles of autoreactive, autoimmune and non autoreactive / autoimmune urticaria and the quality of life impairment in these subsets of chronic spontaneous urticaria
21 days per patient
Results of HRQoL scores (CU-Q2oL, DLQI)
Time Frame: 21 days per patient
comparison of the clinical profiles of autoreactive, autoimmune and non autoreactive / autoimmune urticaria and the quality of life impairment in these subsets of chronic spontaneous urticaria
21 days per patient
Results of laboratory tests (Thyroid antibodies (anti-TPO +/- anti-thyreoglobulin); ANA; Rheumatoid factor; CRP; ESR; total IgE; T3,T4, TSH, diff BB, Helicobacter pylori stool antigen test or breath test; D-Dimer)
Time Frame: 21 days per patient
comparison of the clinical profiles of autoreactive, autoimmune and non autoreactive / autoimmune urticaria and the quality of life impairment in these subsets of chronic spontaneous urticaria
21 days per patient

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Marcus Maurer

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Marcus Maurer, Prof. Dr. med., Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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July 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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June 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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June 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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August 15, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 6, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

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July 10, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

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July 28, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 27, 2015

Last Verified

Last Verified

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July 1, 2015

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  • PURIST

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