Evaluation and Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients With Allergic and Inflammatory Disorders

Evaluation and Long Term Follow-up of Patients With Allergic and Inflammatory Disorders

This study will evaluate and follow patients with various allergic, hypersensitivity and inflammatory disorders. The protocol is not designed to test new treatments; patients will be managed with standard of care therapies. Participants may be referred to other current NIAID protocols as appropriate or to new studies as they are developed, but will not be required to join another study.

Patients with allergic, hypersensitivity or inflammatory disorders between the ages of 3 years and 80 years may be eligible for this study. Conditions of interest include, but are not limited to, asthma, allergic rhinitis, mastocytosis, atopic dermatitis and food allergy.

Participants will have a medical history and physical examination, plus standard tests for diagnosing and treating their specific disorder. Tests may include routine blood and urine studies, X-rays or other imaging studies, allergy skin tests and lung function tests. Blood samples may be collected for research on immune system cells and other substances involved in immune function. Generally, about 2 to 6 tablespoons will be drawn at a time, but no more than 16 ounces will be collected over a 6-week period.

NIH does not provide emergency medical treatment or treatment for other, unrelated conditions the patient may have. Therefore, patients must maintain a personal physician for these purposes.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

Allergic, hypersensitivity and inflammatory disorders, including but not limited to asthma, allergic rhinitis, mastocytosis, atopic dermatitis and food allergy are exceedingly common disorders. The pathogenesis of these various disorders are being investigated under a number of Laboratory of Allergic Diseases clinical research protocols. This protocol is an evaluation and long term follow-up protocol of such disorders, for the purposes of maintaining a group of patients on which LAD investigators draw for our other various protocols. The patients admitted under this protocol also provide training and experience for members of the NIAID Allergy and Immunology fellowship training programs.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

288

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Maryland
      • Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
        • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

3 years to 80 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:

Males and females ages 3 years to 80 years.

Allergic, hypersensitivity or inflammatory diseases.

Willingness to participate in clinical protocols when appropriate.

Subjects must maintain a private physician for non-protocol related medical complaints and for emergency medical treatment required for these or other of their disorders.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

Unacceptably poor compliance which, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with one's ability to study or provide quality medical care for the patient.

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The protocol serves to evaluate and provide long term follow up of patients with allergic, hypersensitivity and inflammatory disorders for the purposes of maintaining a group of patients from which LAD investigators may draw for other protocols ...
Time Frame: The outcome is assessed over the time the protocol is active as described elsewhere.
The outcome is assessed over the time the protocol is active as described elsewhere.

Collaborators and Investigators

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Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Kelly D Stone, M.D., National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 26, 1996

Study Completion

June 25, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 10, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 10, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

November 14, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 25, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 22, 2019

Last Verified

June 25, 2019

More Information

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