ISRCTN ISRCTN37877803
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN37877803
Secondary identifying numbers BV-2007/03
Submission date
29/05/2012
Registration date
12/06/2012
Last edited
02/08/2012
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Respiratory
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English Summary

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Contact information

Dr François Spertini
Scientific

Division of Allergy and Immunology Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois Rue du Bugnon
Lausanne
1011
Switzerland

Study information

Study designMonocentric randomised placebo-controlled double-blind parallel group comparison phase IIa study
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleEfficacy of Broncho-Vaxom® in allergic rhinitis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase IIa study
Study hypothesisEfficacy of Broncho-Vaxom® in preventing symptoms of allergic rhinitis as induced by a nasal provocation test with grass-pollen.
Ethics approval(s)Ethics Committee of Clinical Research (Commission d'Ethique de la Recherche clinique), 07.05.2007, ref: 126/07
ConditionSeasonal allergic rhinitis
InterventionSubjects were randomly assigned in an equal ratio to one of the two treatment arms. A stratified randomization was performed according to the outcome of the NPT screening (1st stratum–threshold level ≤ 1000 SQ/ml: high sensitive subjects, 2nd stratum-threshold level >1000 SQ/ml: low sensitive subjects).

The dosage regimen was one capsule per day of Broncho-Vaxom® (1 capsule of 7 mg in the morning on an empty stomach) or placebo starting at least 7 days after the nasal provocation test (NPT) screening. The study period was a 30-days treatment period with a second NPT occurring one day before the end of treatment and a final visit with collection of nasal samples on the last day.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measure1. The primary efficacy endpoint was defined as a difference in combined clinical thresholds to allergen nasal provocation test of at least one allergen dose level. The nasal reaction threshold (combined threshold) was reached when at least 2 of the 3 following clinical criteria were fulfilled:
1.1. Five or more sneezes in the first 10 minutes after the challenge, an increase from baseline value (obtained after diluent challenge) of at least 0.5 g of nasal secretions 10 minutes after the challenge, and a decrease from baseline values ≥40% in PNIF and/or ≥ 30% in MCA 10 minutes after the challenge.

at baseline (V1), treatment start(V2) , 29 days (V3) and 30 days (V4)
Secondary outcome measures1. Objective symptom ratings
2. Subjective symptom ratings by means of a visual analogue scale (VAS)
3. Early and late allergic phase markers (from nasal secretions)

at baseline (V1), treatment start(V2) , 29 days (V3) and 30 days (V4)
Overall study start date08/08/2007
Overall study end date29/01/2008

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participants60
Participant inclusion criteria1. Subjects must be 18 to 40 years of age, of either sex and any ethnic origin
2. Subjects must have at least a 2 year history of grass pollen induced seasonal allergic rhinitis (documented or reported by the patient)
3. Subjects must have a positive skin prick test response (wheel diameter >3 mm) and/or specific IgE for grass pollen (>0.35 kU/L).
4. Subjects must have a nasal reaction threshold of 10, 000 or less standardized quality units (SQs)/mL grass pollen, performed at the inclusion visit
5. Subjects must be free of any clinically significant disease, other than seasonal allergic rhinitis, which could 6. 6. 6. Subjects must have given written informed consent and must be able to adhere to dose, visits schedule and meet study requirements
7. In females of childbearing potential, the urine pregnancy test must be negative before performing the screening 8. Non-sterile or premenopausal female subjects must be using a medically accepted method of birth control, that is, oral contraceptive, hormonal implant, medically prescribed IUD, or depot injectable during the entire study. A female subject who was not of childbearing potential must have a medical record of being surgically sterile (for example, hysterectomy, and tubal ligation), or be at least 1 year postmenopausal
Participant exclusion criteria1. Subjects who have had an episode of allergic rhinitis in the last two weeks prior to screening
2. Subjects who have had an upper respiratory tract or sinus infection, that required antibiotherapy, or who have had a viral upper respiratory infection, in the last two weeks prior to screening
3. Subjects with asthma who require chronic use of inhaled or systemic corticosteroids (decrease of peak flow > 20% of usual subject value)
4. Subjects with current seasonal (SAR) or perennial (PAR) allergic rhinitis
5. Subjects with known clinical allergic symptoms compatible with sensitization to tree pollens
6. Subjects with clinically significant nasal structural abnormalities (e.g. marked nasal septum deviation, major poliposis) that significantly interfere with nasal air flow
7. Subjects with current evidence of clinically significant haematopoietic, cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, neurologic, psychiatric, autoimmune disease, or other disease that preclude the subject's participation in the study
8. Subjects with a current history of frequent, clinically significant sinusitis or chronic purulent postnasal drip, or necessitating chronic intake of antibiotherapy
9. Subjects with non-specific nasal reaction (e.g. threshold reached with diluents alone at inclusion)
10. Subjects smoking more than 10 cigarettes/day and/or known to have severe alcohol intake and/or drug addiction
11. Subjects with intolerable symptoms that would make participating in the study unbearable
12. Subjects with a history of anaphylaxis and/or severe local reactions(s) to skin testing with allergens
13. Subjects with a history of hypersensitivity to the study drug
14. Subjects on immunotherapy or desensitization therapy
15. Subjects receiving any medication that might affect the test parameters (oral or topical antihistamines, steroids, antidepressants with antiallergical properties) within 2 weeks before study start (1 month for corticosteroids)
Recruitment start date08/08/2007
Recruitment end date29/01/2008

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Switzerland

Study participating centre

Division of Allergy and Immunology Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois Rue du Bugnon
Lausanne
1011
Switzerland

Sponsor information

OM Pharma SA (Switzerland)
Industry

Rue du Bois du Lan 22
Meyrin/Geneva
CH-1217
Switzerland

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Industry

OM Pharma SA

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Results and Publications

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Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
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