Evaluation of Safety, Tolerability, Immunogenicity and Efficacy of a Novel Method in Specific Immunotherapy in Cat Allergic Patients: a Placebo Controlled Trial (IVN-CAT-001B)

February 10, 2010 updated by: University of Zurich
This study is placebo controlled, double blind, randomised, two arm dose escalation of a new product for specific immunotherapy in cat allergic patients

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

20

Phase

  • Phase 1

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

  • Switzerland
      • Zurich, Switzerland
        • Center for Clinical Research University Hospital Zurich

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

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion criteria:

  • History and subjective symptoms of cat dander allergy including cat specific allergic rhinitis
  • Age 18 to 65 years
  • Positive reaction to at least one concentration of cat dander allergen in skin prick test, intradermal provocation test and nasal provocation test

Exclusion criteria:

  • Chronic infectious disease
  • Acute infections
  • Episode of non-allergic rhinitis within the last 4 weeks
  • Use of allergen known to predict anaphylactic reactions
  • Treatment with any other investigational drug within 3 months before trial entry
  • Vaccination within the last week
  • Nasal surgery within the last 8 weeks
  • Progressive fatal disease
  • Drug or alcohol abuse within the last 5 years
  • Cat ownership
  • A history of significant cardiac insufficiency (NYHA stage III-IV)
  • Coexisting severe disease, e.g. cardiovascular diseases
  • Acute or history of obstructive respiratory insufficiency ( FEV1 <70%)
  • Hepatic insufficiency
  • Relevant anaemia (as judged by investigator)
  • Blood donation within the last 30 days or intended blood donation (during the study or 30 days after participation)
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding
  • Sexually active woman of childbearing potential not actively practicing birth control by using a medically accepted device or therapy
  • Lack of compliance or other sililar reason, that the investigator believes, precludes satisfactory participation in the study
  • Systemic glucocorticoid therapy
  • Allergic asthma and chronic medication with steroids at doses exceeding 200ug/day Treatment with ATII antagonists, B-blocker, ACE inhibitors

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

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: 2
Placebo
Drug: Placebo
Experimental: 1
Study drug
Drug: IVN201
Intralymphativ injection of the study drug

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Saftety tolerability and efficacy
Time Frame: 2009
2009

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Zurich

Collaborators

ImVision GmbH, Hannover

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Gabriela Senti, MD, Universitaetsspital Zuerich

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 18, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 18, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

July 21, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 11, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 10, 2010

Last Verified

February 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IVN-CAT-001B

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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