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Allergy MilkSINEALLIINCT03909113

Tolerability of Hypoallergenic Formula in Children With Cow's Milk Allergy

A study testing amino acid based formula in people with Allergy Milk, run by Federico II University at 1 site in Italy.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

Cow's milk protein allergy is defined as an immunological reaction to one or more milk proteins. A variety of symptoms can be suggestive for cow's milk protein allergy . Cow's milk protein allergy is suspected clinically in 5-15% of infants, while most estimates of prevalence of cow's milk protein allergy vary from… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 month to 36 months
Conditions the study is for
Allergy Milk
What is being tested?
amino acid based formula
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
29 participants
Where
1 siteItaly
Study dates
1 Mar 2019to 31 May 2020
Phase
Interventional
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 1 month to 36 months
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Consecutive patients aged 1-36 months with diagnosis of Immunoglobulin E-mediated cow milk allergy in the last 12 weeks,
  • full and stable remission of allergy symptoms
  • Written informed consent form collected by the parents.

Who cannot join

  • Infant aged <1 months and >36 months,
  • breast fed infants,
  • other food allergies,
  • other allergic diseases,
  • evidence of non-IgE-mediated CMA,
  • history of severe anaphylactic reaction,
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  • eosinophilic disorders of the gastrointestinal tract,
  • chronic systemic diseases,
  • congenital cardiac defects,
  • active tuberculosis,
  • autoimmune diseases,
  • immunodeficiency,
  • chronic inflammatory bowel diseases,
  • celiac disease,
  • cystic fibrosis,
  • metabolic diseases,
  • malignancy,
  • chronic pulmonary diseases,
  • malformations of the gastrointestinal and/or respiratory tract,
  • use of systemic antibiotics or anti-mycotic drugs during 4 weeks before study entry;
  • investigator's uncertainty about the willingness or ability of the subject to comply with the protocol requirements;
  • participation in any other studies involving investigational or marketed products concomitantly or within two weeks prior to entry into the study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Italy1 site
  • Rita Nocerino

    Portici, Napoli, 80055

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About this study

Official title: Tolerability of the New Hypoallergenic Formula in Children With IgE Mediated Cow's Milk Allergy

Cow's milk protein allergy is defined as an immunological reaction to one or more milk proteins. A variety of symptoms can be suggestive for cow's milk protein allergy . Cow's milk protein allergy is suspected clinically in 5-15% of infants, while most estimates of prevalence of cow's milk protein allergy vary from only 2 to 5 %. Confusion regarding cow's milk protein allergy prevalence is often due to differences in study populations, study design and a lack of defined diagnostic criteria. The importance of defined diagnostic criteria needs to be emphasised. It precludes infants from an unnecessary diet and avoids delay in diagnosis, which can lead to malnutrition. The treatment of cow's milk protein allergy is the dietary elimination of cow's milk proteins. In non-breastfed infants and children less than 2 years of age, a substitute formula is mandatory as prescribed by several international scientific societies. Extensively hydrolyzed formulas are used as therapeutic formulas. An extensively hydrolysed formula is often a whey or casein based formula in which the protein has been chopped up in smaller pieces that are less allergenic. Because of high cross-reactivity (up to 80%) and nutritional inadequacy, the use of any other animal milk or soy-based formula is precluded.The infant should be maintained on an elimination diet until the child is between 9-12 months of age or at least for 6 months, whichever occurs first. In most cases, symptoms will improve substantially within 2-4 weeks if diagnosis is correct. According to consensus in literature, a therapeutic formula is a formula tolerated by at least 90% (with 95% confidence) of cow's milk protein allergy infants. The primary study outcome will be the evaluation of the hypoallergenicity of a new aminoacid based formula in children with confirmed immunoglobulin (Ig)E- mediated CMA. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Subcommittee on Nutrition and Allergic Diseases a hypoallergenic formula must be tested in infants and children with hypersensitivity to cow's milk proteins, with findings verified by elimination-challenge tests under double-blind, placebo-controlled conditions (DBPCFC).

Conditions
Allergy Milk
Being tested
amino acid based formula
Medical subject headings
Milk Hypersensitivity

What participants receive

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

  • amino acid based formulaDietary supplement

    amino acid based formula

Study groups in NCT03909113
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
amino acid based formulaExperimentalamino acid based formula
Receives: Dietary Supplement: amino acid based formula

What is being measured

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

  1. Number of subjects tolerants to a new hypoallergenic formula demonstrated by oral food challenge with the new study formula

    All subjects perform an oral food challenge with the new study formula. If the infant not react to the new hypoallergenic formula during the oral food challenge, the subjects tolerate this product.

    Measured: After one week from the oral food challenge

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Evaluation of body weight in children assuming amino acid based formula

    In the absence of reaction to the new amino acid based formula, a subgroup of child (n=15) will continue the second part of the study, with an open-label feeding with amino acid based formula for 180 days.

    Measured: after 180 days

Timeline

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

  1. First posted9 Apr 2019
  2. Study start1 Mar 2019
  3. Primary completion30 Apr 2020
  4. Study completion31 May 2020

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 N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
29 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03909113
Sponsor's protocol ID
440/19
Acronym
SINEALLII
Status last verified
Feb 2024
First submitted
5 Apr 2019
Last updated
22 Feb 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Nocerino R, Di Scala C, Coppola S, Giglio V, Carucci L, Cosenza L, Voto L, Iannicelli AM, Luzzetti A, Berni Canani R. Tolerability of a new amino acid-based formula for children with IgE-mediated cow's milk allergy. Ital J Pediatr. 2021 Jul 3;47(1):151. doi: 10.1186/s13052-021-01096-3.

    PubMed 34217356

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing amino acid based formula in people with Allergy Milk, run by Federico II University at 1 site in Italy.

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 3 inclusion and 22 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 22 Feb 2024. 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 Italy. 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.

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?

Number of subjects tolerants to a new hypoallergenic formula demonstrated by oral food challenge with the new study formula (time frame: After one week from the oral food challenge). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03909113, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 22 Feb 2024.

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