- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT01666288
The Metabolomics of Anaphylaxis to Immunotherapy
Anaphylaxis is defined as a serious allergic reaction mediated by IgE that is often difficult to diagnose due to the wide heterogeneity of clinical manifestations. The inciting agent is often difficult to pinpoint and may include food, environmental allergens in patients undergoing allergen immunotherapy, insect stings, and medications. Evidence of allergy by demonstration of a positive skin test to the inciting agent, is helpful only if skin testing is available. The only diagnostic modality that is useful in the diagnosis of anaphylaxis when IgE skin testing is not available and the inciting agent is unknown, is an elevated serum tryptase level. However, a diagnosis of anaphylaxis can be made without a tryptase level or if the tryptase level is normal. A simple, non-invasive test for patients with anaphylaxis is not currently available and would be helpful to diagnose and to guide further management options.
Patients who develop anaphylaxis to environmental allergens or venoms during routine outpatient subcutaneous allergen or venom immunotherapy are an ideal population to study as we are able to evaluate these specific reactions in a controlled, clinical environment. Although anaphylaxis is uncommon, the incidence has been estimated to vary between 0.01 and 4 percent of all allergy injections. Subcutaneous allergen or venom immunotherapies are a well established form of therapy for patients with allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, or a confirmed sensitivity to stinging insects. Serial blood sampling can be performed in this group of patients during a reaction and at baseline one week after a reaction, thereby allowing each patient to serve as his or her own biological control.
Metabolomics is the study of metabolic pathways and the unique biochemical molecules which result from the regulatory response to physiological stressors, disease processes, drug therapy, or allergen or venom immunotherapy. By measuring changes in metabolite concentrations, the range of biochemical effects and therapeutic intervention can be determined.
The investigator plans to use metabolic profiling of blood samples collected at the time of anaphylaxis and one week after, to see if a simple, non-invasive test for patients with anaphylaxis could be developed.
Study Overview
Status
Study Type
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Massachusetts
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
- Massachusetts General Hospital - Allergy Associates
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males and females age 18-75 who are receiving routine outpatient subcutaneous allergen and/or venom immunotherapy and who meet the World Allergy Organization (WAO) criteria for anaphylaxis (below):
Has at least ONE of the following three criteria:
Acute onset of an illness with involvement of the skin, mucosal tissue, or both (eg, generalized urticaria, itching or flushing, swollen lips-tongue-uvula)
AND AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
A) Respiratory compromise (eg, dyspnea, wheeze-bronchospasm, stridor, reduced PEF, hypoxemia) B) Reduced blood pressure or associated symptoms of end-organ dysfunction (eg. Hypotonia, collapse, syncope, incontinence)
OR
Two or more of the following that occur rapidly after exposure to a known allergen for that patient
A) Involvement of the skin-mucosal tissue (eg, generalized urticaria, itch-flush, swollen lips-tongue-uvula)
B) Respiratory compromise (eg, dyspnea, wheeze-bronchospasm, stridor, reduced PEF, hypoxemia)
C) Reduced blood pressure or associated symptoms (eg, hypotonia, collapse,, syncope, incontinence)
D) Persistent gastrointestinal symptoms (eg, crampy abdominal pain, vomiting)
OR
- Reduced blood pressure after exposure to known allergen for that patient with systolic blood pressure of less than 90 mm Hg or greater than 30% decrease from that person's baseline
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy/breastfeeding or possibility of poor compliance to subcutaneous allergen or venom immunotherapy.
- Does not meet the WAO criteria for anaphylaxis (above)
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
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IT Anaphylaxis
Blood samples will be taken from patient that develop anaphylaxis to routine outpatient allergen or venom immunotherapy.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
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Change in metabolic profile of blood serum metabolites from time of allergen/ venom immunotherapy reaction to one week post-reaction
Time Frame: time of reaction to allergen or venom immunotherapy, one week post-reaction
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Metabolic profiling will be done on specific blood serum metabolites including lipid mediators, amino acids, and leukotrienes
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time of reaction to allergen or venom immunotherapy, one week post-reaction
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Aleena S Banerji, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ESTIMATE)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2012P000683
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