Sensitivity and Specificity of Nasal Provocation Test in Allergic Rhinitis to House Dust Mites

The diagnosis of allergic rhinitis to dust mites is difficult and based on three elements : suggestive symptoms of clinical sensitization to dust mites (rhinitis), the existence of an IgE sensitization defined by skin tests and / or specific IgE positive to mite and finally the presence of mite allergens in the environment where the patient is symptomatic. Unfortunately, the link between symptoms and exposure to dust mites is rarely found and according to in the literature, 30% of rhinitis sensitized to house dust mites did not react during a conventional nasal provocation test (TPNC) to dust mites. Thus, TPNC to dust mite has an interest in the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis to dust mites when there remains a doubt due to the poly sensitization of the patient, or the lack of specific symptoms and / or the variability of the allergic symptoms during the year. However, this test has not been completely validated with a study including a significant number of patients. That's why the investigators plan a prospective single-center comparative open study with the main objective is to determine the sensitivity and specificity of conventional nasal provocation test (TPNC) in 120 patients of 18 to 65 years old with allergic rhinitis sensitized to dust mites and patients with allergic rhinitis not sensitized to dust mites. The investigators secondary objective is to compare the TPNC a faster TPN-called "minute" (60 minutes) and which allow a wider use. If the investigators demonstrate the validity of TPN then it would become the gold standard needed to decide on a desensitisation to mites.

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Key information

Conditions

Allergic Rhinitis Hypersensitivity Hypersensitivity, Immediate Immune System Diseases Nose Diseases Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Respiratory Hypersensitivity Respiratory Tract Diseases Rhinitis Rhinitis, Allergic

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Pole de pathologie thoracique.Unité d'allergologie, d'asthmologie et de pathologie respiratoire de l'environnement

Strasbourg, France, 67000

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Non-smoking or smoking less than five cigarettes per day
Subject affiliated with a social security system
Informed consent signed and dated by the investigator and the subject
Having been informed about the results of prior medical

Exclusion criteria

Moderate to severe persistent asthma (FEV <70%)
Treatment:

H1 antihistamine (stop for less than 7 days) * Non-steroidal analgesics (stop for less than a week)* Central anti-hypertensive for 4 weeks- Corticosteroids: Nasal (stop for less than 7 days)Oral (if supported by more than 10 mg per day, stopping for less than a week)Intramuscular *Imipramine and other tricyclic treatment (stop for less than a week) *Ketotifen (stop for less than two weeks) *Leukotriene antagonists (stop for less than a week) * Nasal vasoconstrictors (one week)*
Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis, systemic hypertension, myocardial infarction (<3 months), recent stroke (<3 months), known arterial aneurysm, epilepsy treatment, drug allergy
Inability to measure a change in flow resistance and intra nasal (nasal obstruction complete)
History of anaphylaxis to the allergen tested
Nasal surgery 6-8 weeks before the study
Subject exclusion period (determined by a previous study or in progress)
Unable to give informed about the information (subject in an emergency situation, difficulties in understanding the subject)
Inability to understand the maneuvers of nasal provocation test
Subject in safeguarding justice, under guardianship
Pregnancy and lactation

Treatment and study plan

Nasal provocation test

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TPNC to dust mite has an interest in the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis to dust mites when there remains a doubt due to the poly sensitization of the patient, or the lack of specific symptoms and / or the variability of the allergic symptoms during the year. However, this test has not completely validated with a study including a significant number of patients. That's why we plan a prospective single-center comparative open study with the main objective is to determine the sensitivity and specificity of conventional nasal provocation test (TPNC) in 120 patients of 18 to 65 years old with allergic rhinitis sensitized to dust mites and patients with allergic rhinitis not sensitized to dust mites. Our secondary objective is to compare the TPNC a faster TPN-called "minute" (60 minutes) and which allow a wider use. If we demonstrate the validity of TPN then it would become the gold standard needed to decide on a desensitisation to mites.

Other names: A patients with allergic rhinitis sensitized to dust mites, B control subjects with allergic rhinitis not sensitized to dust mites, C control subjects without allergic rhinitis

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Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Strasbourg, France

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2012
Primary completion: 2012
Study completion: 2012
First posted: Dec 5, 2011
Registry last updated: Mar 13, 2013

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