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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 5 June 2017
Main ID:  ISRCTN67027605
Date of registration: 25/03/2011
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Airsonett AB (Sweden)
Public title: A pilot proposal to determine the effect of the airsonett airshower on sleep quality
Scientific title: A single-blind placebo-controlled trial to determine the effect of the airsonett airshower on sleep quality
Date of first enrolment: 24/03/2011
Target sample size: 10
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN67027605
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Single-blind placebo-controlled trial (Treatment)  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Contacts
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Affiliation: 
Name: Robert    Boyle
Address:  Clinical Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Allergy Imperial College London - St. Mary's Campus Department of Paediatrics Wright Fleming Building Norfolk Place W2 1PG London United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7594 3990
Email: r.boyle@nhs.net
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18-65
2. Doctor-diagnosed allergic rhinitis
3. Sensitised to house dust mite, cat or dog
4. Nocturnal Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire more than or equal to 3

Exclusion criteria: 1. Current smoker
2. Moderate/severe asthma
3. Current medication which cannot be stopped and may affect allergic inflammation or sleep
4. Body mass index (BMI) > 30
5. Known sickle cell disease
6. Adenotonsillar hypertrophy
7. Current immunotherapy


Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Allergic rhinitis
Respiratory
Allergic rhinitis, unspecified
Intervention(s)
1. Four nights of study ? two with placebo Protexo device and two with active Protexo device
2. Allerguard pillow protectors to be used on all four nights
Primary Outcome(s)
Total nasal symptom score (itching, sneezing, rhinorrhoea, congestion rated as none=0, mild=1, moderate=2, severe=3)
Secondary Outcome(s)
1. Arousal index as measured by polysomnography
2. Other polysomnography parameters
3. Spirometry
4. Exhaled NO, nasal NO as measured by NIOX MINO device
5. Peak nasal inspiratory flow
6. Nasal inflammometry ? nasal secretions collected bilaterally using filter paper strips (7x30 mm)
7. Somnomat
8. Visual analogue scale for sleepiness ? 100 mm scale from extremely sleepy (0 mm) to not sleepy at all (100 mm)
9. Visual analogue scale for sleep quality ? 100 mm scale from worst night?s sleep ever (0 mm) to best night?s sleep ever (100 mm)
Secondary ID(s)
11/MRE00/6
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Imperial College London (UK)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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