Evaluating Symptom Control in in Allergic Rhinitis at Three Years After Starting Immunotherapy
Studieoversigt
Status
Status
Betingelser
Betingelser
Undersøgelsestype
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
Tilmelding
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Vlaams-Brabant
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Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgien, 3000
- ORL
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Vlaams-brabant
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Leuven, Vlaams-brabant, Belgien, 3000
- UZ Leuven
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Prøveudtagningsmetode
Studiebefolkning
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with at least 2 AR symptoms and a positive skin prick test for the 20 most prevalent inhalant allergens (house dust mites, grass pollen, tree pollen, animal dander, Alternaria, Penicillium and Cladosporium) in Belgium.
- Moderate/severe and/or persistent AR according to ARIA guidelines
- Age > 18 and < 60 years.
- Written informed consent
- Dutch, French or English speaking patients
Exclusion Criteria:
Exclusion criteria
- Age < 18 and > 60 years
- Patients with mild AR
- Patients not being able to give an informed consent
- Patients being enrolled in other clinical trials
- No knowledge of Dutch, French or English
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
Antal grupper/kohorter
Kohorter og interventioner
Gruppe / kohorteGruppe / kohorte |
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control group
a control group of AR patients who visited the ear nose and throat (ENT) department of the University Hospitals Leuven in the same time period
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patients having SCIT
patients who started immunotherapy at the Department of Allergology of the University Hospitals Leuven between November 2007 and February 2010.
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Current Medication Use Three Years After Diagnosis of AR
Tidsramme: 3 years after starting SCIT
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Percentage patients in both groups that still use medication for their allergic rhinitis symptoms, 3 years after starting their therapy (non IT-group vs IT-group)
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3 years after starting SCIT
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Degree of Symptom Control 3 Years After IT or 3 Years After Medical Treatment With VAS of Total Nasal Symptom < 5/10 Defined as a Controlled Situation.
Tidsramme: 3 years after diagnosis
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Visual analogue scale (VAS) scores for TNS experienced during the last 4 weeks.
Visual analog scales (VAS) have been used to rate the presence of symptoms or impairment of the daily activities.
Patients had to answer each question by indicating a position with a vertical line between two endpoints, 0 cm for not bothersome versus 10 cm for extremely bothersome.
In this way each question is scored between 0 and 10 points.
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3 years after diagnosis
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Sekundære resultatmål
Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Percentage of Patients Having Controlled Allergic Rhinosinusitis (AR) Symptoms 3 Years After Starting Treatment
Tidsramme: 3 years after starting SCIT
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Based on the proposed cut-off value of VAS < 5/10 for total nasal symptoms (TNS), rhinitis was considered as being controlled in 69 IT patients (84%) versus 223 (63%) non-IT patients
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3 years after starting SCIT
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Percentage of Patients That Met ARIA Criteria for Mild AR Symtoms at a Mean Interval of 3 Years After Diagnosis
Tidsramme: 3 years after diagnosis
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ARIA classification of AR is made by duration and severity of AR symptoms. Here are calculated the number of patients having mild acute rhinitis. Clinical practice guidelines such as the Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) document focus on the quality of life as a principal consideration in assessment and treatment of AR |
3 years after diagnosis
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Sponsor
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
Primær færdiggørelse
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
Studieafslutning
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Skøn)
Først opslået
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
Sidste opdatering sendt
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
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