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Type I HypersensitivityPhase 1NCT00116285

Assessment of Residual Allergenicity of Ragweed Pollen Allergoid With Monophosphoryl Lipid A (MPL) Using Skin Prick Testing

A Phase 1 study testing Ragweed MATA MPL in people with Type I Hypersensitivity, run by Allergy Therapeutics at 1 site in Canada.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the residual allergenicity of the modified ragweed pollen in Ragweed MATA MPL (modified pollen allergen tyrosine adsorbate + Monophosphoryl Lipid A) by skin prick testing. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 50 years
Conditions the study is for
Type I Hypersensitivity
What is being tested?
Ragweed MATA MPL
How many people
12 participants
Where
1 siteCanada
Study dates
Jun 2005to Jun 2005
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 50 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • If the volunteer is female of childbearing potential, she must demonstrate a negative urine pregnancy test and agree to remain abstinent or use an effective method of birth control
  • Positive skin prick test to ragweed pollen allergen extract
  • Positive skin prick test to positive histamine control
  • Negative skin prick test to negative control; redness, but no wheal is acceptable
  • The subject must demonstrate a specific IgE for ragweed with class >= 2.
  • The subject must have clinically acceptable results from the screening procedure including blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), electrocardiogram (ECG), physical examination, medical history, hematology, biochemistry, infection screen (hepatitis B antigen, hepatitis C antibody, HIV), urine pregnancy test, urinalysis, drugs of abuse screening panel and saliva alcohol testing

Who cannot join

  • History or presence of acute or subacute atopic dermatitis, chronic dermatitis, urticaria factitia, or urticaria due to physical/chemical influence or any other skin conditions which might interfere with the interpretation of skin prick test results
  • Visual inspection of the forearms indicates potential problems with the conduct or interpretation of the skin prick tests; both forearms must be available for testing
  • Subject has asthma or other lower respiratory tract condition
  • History or presence of diabetes, cancer or any clinically significant cardiac, metabolic, renal, hepatic, gastrointestinal, dermatologic, venereal, hematologic, neurologic or psychiatric diseases or disorders
  • Any clinically significant abnormal laboratory value at Visit 1
  • Clinically relevant sensitivity to any of the following common perennial or seasonal allergens: house dust mites, molds, epithelia, grass pollen mix, plantain, orache, nettle, mugwort, bermuda grass
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  • Clinically relevant symptoms due to an IgE-mediated allergy at screening and before inclusion to the treatment period
  • Secondary alteration at the affected organ
  • History of auto-immune diseases or rheumatoid diseases
  • Medical condition that prohibits the use of adrenaline
  • Disorder of tyrosine metabolism
  • Diseases interfering with the immune response and having received medication which could influence the results of this study
  • Subject has acute or chronic infection
  • History of anaphylaxis
  • Subjects determined by the Investigator to have any medical condition that could jeopardize their health or prejudice the results
  • History of hypersensitivity to the excipients of the study medication
  • History of immunotherapy with ragweed allergen extracts
  • Current therapy with ß-blockers
  • Currently receiving anti-allergy medication or other drugs with an antihistaminic activity
  • Subject has a positive drugs of abuse screen at Visit 1
  • Subject participated in a clinical trial and has taken investigational drug within the last 30 days
  • Subject cannot communicate reliably with the Investigator or is deemed uncooperative or noncompliant
  • Females who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or refuse to use a reliable method of birth control
  • Subject received treatment with a preparation containing MPL during the past 12 months
  • Use of prohibited medications or inadequate washout periods prior to screening

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Canada1 site
  • Allied Research International Inc.

    Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 1N2

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About this study

Official title: A Single-Blind Phase I Study to Assess the Residual Allergenicity of Tyrosine Adsorbed Ragweed Pollen Allergoid With MPL Using Skin Prick Testing

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the residual allergenicity of the modified ragweed pollen in Ragweed MATA MPL (modified pollen allergen tyrosine adsorbate + Monophosphoryl Lipid A) by skin prick testing. This is done by a comparison of the wheal response after skin prick testing with different concentrations of aqueous native allergen, modified allergen, modified tyrosine adsorbed allergen, and Ragweed MATA MPL.

Read the detailed description

Ragweed MATA MPL has been developed to provide pre-seasonal specific immunotherapy for patients with proven type I hypersensitivity to ragweed pollen. MPL (Monophosphoryl Lipid A), a purified, detoxified glycolipid derived from the cell wall of Salmonella minnesota, is included in the product formulation as an adjuvant to increase the immunogenic effect of the product and to enhance the switch from an allergen-specific TH2 to a TH1-like profile.

The ragweed pollen extract is modified with glutaraldehyde to produce the active ingredient, an allergoid. This modification reduces the reactivity of the extract with IgE antibody, thus reducing the risk of side effects. However, a simultaneous reduction in other important immunological properties, such as IgG and T cell reactivities is not seen.

The purpose of this study is to assess residual allergenicity of the modified ragweed pollen in Ragweed MATA MPL using skin prick testing.

Being tested
Ragweed MATA MPL
Keywords
allergy, skin prick test, allergoid, allergenicity, specific immunotherapy
Medical subject headings
Hypersensitivity, Immediate, Hypersensitivity

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Ragweed MATA MPLBiological

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. To assess the allergenicity of the modified ragweed pollen in Ragweed MATA MPL compared to unmodified native allergen using skin prick testing

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. To assess the safety and tolerability of the skin prick test products

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted29 Jun 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2005
  3. Study completionJun 2005

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
Single blind
Enrolment
12 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00116285
Sponsor's protocol ID
RagweedMATAMPL101
Other IDs
P1DP05003
Status last verified
Sep 2009
First submitted
28 Jun 2005
Last updated
17 Jun 2010
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Ragweed MATA MPL in people with Type I Hypersensitivity, run by Allergy Therapeutics at 1 site in Canada.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 25 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Jun 2010. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

To assess the allergenicity of the modified ragweed pollen in Ragweed MATA MPL compared to unmodified native allergen using skin prick testing. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Jun 2010.

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