Efficacy and safety of a house dust mites allergoid in patients with allergic rhinitis-PROACAROS study: protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Abstract
Background: There is an important heterogeneity of the clinical research done to date for allergen immunotherapy (AIT). We plan to assess the safety and efficacy of a house dust mite (HDM) polymerized allergen extract mixture for allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (AR) according to both the EMA and European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) guidelines for the clinical development of products for the treatment of AR.
Methods: We will perform a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized parallel group phase III clinical trial to assess the clinical efficacy and safety of a polymerized Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and Dermatophagoides farinae allergen extract mixture (Beltavac®) to treat perennial AR in children and adults. Patients with moderate or severe rhinitis symptoms, either associated or not with asthma and confirmed HDM sensitization and without relevant concomitant conditions that may interfere with the planned evaluations test are eligible. Patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either the active AIT or placebo. The experimental group will receive 12 monthly AIT doses via subcutaneous route with a potency of 2 RC/ml per allergen. The expected sample size is 250 patients from 16 sites in Spain. The main efficacy outcome is the Combined Symptom and Medication Score (CSMS) for rhinitis. It will be patients' self-assessed and collected through a phone App developed ad hoc for the study to improve the patient adherence and the quality of data. Main…
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Evidence Hub reads this as a randomized trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 2 of 5 (High · randomized trial). Randomized trials of a reasonable size are the strongest single-study design. Reported size: 250 participants or records.
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