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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT01320137
Date of registration: 21/03/2011
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline
Public title: Study in Allergic Adults to Support the Development of Immunological Assays
Scientific title: A Study in Adult Subjects With Allergy to Support the Development of Immunological Assays
Date of first enrolment: March 31, 2011
Target sample size: 80
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01320137
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Other. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Belgium
Contacts
Name:     GSK Clinical Trials
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Affiliation:  GlaxoSmithKline
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Subjects who the investigator believes can and will comply with the requirements of
the protocol.

- Written informed consent obtained from the subject.

- Healthy subjects (except the condition studied in the ALLERGY group).

- A male or female between, and including 18 and 45 years of age at the time of study
start.

- Subject presenting moderate to severe clinical symptoms of allergy within the week
before enrolment (only for ALLERGY group).

- Subjects suffering from seasonal allergy to birch pollen previously documented by a
medical history (only for ALLERGY group).

- A positive skin prick test response realised and/or a positive test for specific IgE
against birch within the last 5 years (only for ALLERGY group).

Exclusion Criteria:

- Any known or clinical signs of anaemia or any condition that would preclude the
drawing of blood as described in the protocol.

- Receipt of blood products 120 days prior to study visit.

- Receipt of immunoglobulin 120 days prior to study visit.

- Use of any investigational or non-registered product within 30 days preceding the
study visit.

- Concurrently participating in another clinical study, at the time of the study visit,
in which the subject has been or will be exposed to an investigational or a
non-investigational product.

- Any confirmed or suspected immunosuppressive or immunodeficient condition, based on
medical history.

- Any confirmed or suspected autoimmune or inflammatory disorders.

- Administration of systemic or inhaled anti-inflammatory medications and, in
particular, inhaled corticoid-steroids and cromoglycates within 30 days preceding the
study visit. Purely local medications such as intranasal steroids or systemic
symptomatic medications such as antihistamines and beta agonists are allowed.

- Chronic administration of immunosuppressants or other immune-modifying drugs within
six months prior to the study visit.

- Pregnant or lactating female.

- Any past or current birch-specific immunotherapy (only for ALLERGY group).

- Any allergic disease as established by medical history before study start (only for
CONTROL group).

- Family history of allergic diseases in the first degree family members (only for
CONTROL group).



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 45 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Immunologic Tests
Intervention(s)
Procedure: Blood withdrawal
Primary Outcome(s)
Number of Subject Responders With Antigen Specific Th2 CD4+ T Cells Expressing Cytokines - Amended Definition [Time Frame: At Day 0]
Number of Subject Responders With Antigen Specific Lymphocytes T Helper 2 (Th2) Cluster of Differentiation 4+ (CD4+) T Cells Expressing Cytokines [Time Frame: At Day 0]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Number of Subject Responders With Antigen-Th2 CD4+ T Cells Expressing IFN-? - Amended Definition [Time Frame: At Day 0]
Number of Subject Responders With Antigen-Th2 CD4+ T Cells Expressing Interferon-gamma (IFN-?) [Time Frame: At Day 0]
Secondary ID(s)
115315
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 31/01/2017
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT01320137
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