Prospective Study About Sensitization Pattern to Insects as Food Source in Patients With House Du… (NCT04239131) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
Prospective Study About Sensitization Pattern to Insects as Food Source in Patients With House Dust Mite Allergy
Switzerland96 participantsStarted 2021-08-15
Plain-language summary
Patients allergic to seafood and/or sensitized to Tropomyosin of Skin Prick tests SPT or crustacean origin will may be also be sensitized to edible insects. Aim of the study is to evaluate whether patients allergic to seafood and/or sensitized to Tropomyosin of SPT or crustacean origin may be more often be sensitized to edible insects used as food source.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 70 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Age: 18 \< x \< 70
* House dust mite sensitization with or without sensitization to seafood
* Subject is capable of giving informed consent
* Signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
* Use of antihistamines, systemic corticosteroids during testing and within three days (antihistamines) or two weeks (corticosteroids) prior to testing
* Use of immunosuppressive agents
* History of cancer except for treated basal cell or spinal cell carcinoma of the skin
* Active or recurrent bacterial, fungal or viral infection at the time of enrollment, including patients with evidence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C infection, active or untreated latent tuberculosis.
* Female patients of childbearing potential who are pregnant or breast feeding or planning a pregnancy during the duration of the trial and/or not practicing acceptable birth control for the duration of the trial
* Known or suspected non-compliance, drug or alcohol abuse,
* Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems, psychological disorders, dementia, etc. of the participant,
* Previous enrollment into the current study,
* Enrollment of the investigator, his/her family members, employees and other dependent persons,
What they're measuring
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Presence/absence of insect sensitization among seafood/Tropomyosin-sensitized patients versus patients with house dust mite sensitization alone