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NCT Number: NCT01445002

Safety and Dose Finding Trial of BM32 in Subjects Suffering From Grass Pollen Allergy

The study will evaluate the dose response of immunotherapy against grass pollen allergy using the recombinant grass pollen vaccine BM32. Efficacy will be analyzed by:

* skin prick testing * grass pollen inhalation challenge * antibody responses. In addition, the safety of subcutaneous application of BM32 will be evaluated.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Allergy Center Vienna West

Vienna, State of Vienna, 1150, Austria

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • History of seasonal allergic rhinitis from grass pollen
  • Normal electrocardiogram
  • Moderate to severe response to approx. 1500 grass pollen grains/m3 after 2 hrs of exposure in challenge chamber
  • Positive skin prick test for grass pollen at or within 12 months preceding screening visit
  • Positive RAST (class 2 or higher) for timothy grass pollen and to rPhl p 1 + rPhl p 5 at or within 12 months preceding screening visit

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnant or lactating females
  • Females with childbearing potential not using medically acceptable birth control
  • Structural nasal abnormalities, nasal polyposis, history of frequent nosebleeds, recent nasal surgery or ongoing upper respiratory tract infection
  • Any respiratory disease other than mild asthma controlled with occasional short acting beta agonists and normal lung function
  • Current or recent participation in another clinical trial
  • SIT for grass pollen allergy in the last two years prior to study
  • Past or present disease, which may affect outcome of the trial, judged by investigator
  • Autoimmune diseases, immune defects including immunosuppression, immune- complex immunopathies
  • Suspected hypersensitivity to any ingredients of study medication
  • Use of prohibited medication prior to screening and throughout study
  • depot corticosteroids (12 weeks)
  • oral corticosteroids (8 weeks)
  • inhaled corticosteroids (4 weeks)
  • Allergic symptoms at the time of screening

Treatment and study plan

BM32

Biological

Subcutaneous injection of 10 micrograms each of the BM32 components adsorbed on 0.3 mg of aluminum hydroxide every 4 week for a total of 3 injections

Placebo

Biological

Subcutaneous injection of 1.2 mg of aluminum hydroxide suspension every 4 weeks until 3 injections

Primary outcomes

  1. Minimum effective dose for reduction of total nasal symptom score (TNSS) after inhalation challenge with grass pollen

    Time frame: Baseline and 14 weeks

    Difference in the total Nasal Symptom Score (TNSS) between spending 6 hrs in the Vienna Challenge Chamber (VCC) at screening and spending 6 hrs in the VCC four weeks after the last subcutaneous injection of BM32.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Minimum Effective dose for reduction of Total Non-Nasal Symptom Score (TNNSS) following inhalation challenge with grass pollen

    Time frame: Baseline and 14 weeks

  2. Minimum effective dose for reduction of Global symptom Score upon inhalation challenge with grass pollen

    Time frame: Baseline and 4 weeks after final s.c. injection

  3. Minimum effective dose for reduction of nasal airflow resistance after inhalation challenge with grass pollen

    Time frame: Baseline and 14 weeks

  4. Minimum effective dose to reduce skin reaction to grass pollen allergen upon skin prick testing

    Time frame: Baseline and 14 weeks

  5. Difference in FEV1 and FEV/FVC between screening and completion of vaccination

    Time frame: Baseline and 14 weeks

  6. Frequency of local reactions to treatment

    Time frame: average of 8 weeks from 1st to last injection

  7. Change in allergy specific total IgG

    Time frame: Baseline and average of 12 weeks after randomization

  8. Change in allergy specific IgE

    Time frame: Baseline and average of 12 weeks after randomization

  9. Frequency of systemic reactions to treatment

    Time frame: average of 8 weeks from 1st to last injection

  10. Severity of local reactions to treatment

    Time frame: Average of 8 weeks from 1st to last injection

  11. Severity of systemic reactions to treatment

    Time frame: Average of 8 weeks from 1st to last injection

  12. Frequency of adverse events

    Time frame: average of 14 weeks from 1st injection

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Biomay AG

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Safety and Dose Finding Study Based on the Effects of Three Subcutaneous Injections of BM32, a Recombinant Hypoallergenic Grass Pollen Vaccine, on Responses to Allergen Challenge by Skin Testing and in the Vienna Challenge Chamber (VCC) as Well as Immunological Response in Subjects Know to Suffer From Grass-pollen Induced Allergic Rhinitis

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Oct 3, 2011
Registry last updated
Jan 14, 2013

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