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| Name | Class |
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| Dutch National Health Care Institute | OTHER |
| University of Twente | OTHER |
| Utrecht University | OTHER |
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The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about oral immunotherapy in food allergic children < 30 months of age. The main question it aims to answer is: What is the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of early low-dose oral immunotherapy aimed at long-term tolerance induction. Participants will receive oral immunotherapy for 1 year with a maintenance dose of 300 mg allergenic protein and are compared with food allergic infants not receiving oral immunotherapy to compare with natural tolerance development.
Primary objective: What is the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of early low-dose oral immunotherapy aimed at long-term tolerance induction in children under the age of 30 months with an established food allergy compared to routine care? Secondary objective: What is the effect of early low-dose oral immunotherapy in children under the age of 30 months with an established food allergy on (allergy specific) quality of life of parents and children compared to routine care? Study design: randomized controlled superiority trial Study population: Children between 9 and 30 months old with an IgE-mediated food allergy to peanut, tree nuts, cow's milk and/or hen's egg as proven by an oral food challenge. Intervention: 1-year low-dose oral immunotherapy (daily 300 mg allergenic protein) compared to strict avoidance in the control group.
Main study parameters/endpoints: Long-term tolerance as assessed by an exit oral food challenge at 4 weeks after discontinuation of the oral immunotherapy, combined with uncomplicated consumption of a full dose of the specific food at 6 months after discontinuation of the therapy.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| oral immunotherapy | Experimental | oral immunotherapy, maintenance phase with daily 300 mg allergenic protein during 1 year |
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| routine care | No Intervention | strictly avoidance of the specific allergenic food |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| oral immunotherapy | Dietary Supplement | oral immunotherapy is performed by freely available, widely used food products, regularly part of a normal infant's diet such as peanut butter or boiled egg. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of patients with sustained unresponsiveness to consumption of a specific allergenic food 4 weeks after stopping the 1-year oral immunotherapy (OIT) | Definition of sustained unresponsiveness: a participant who passed an oral food challenge (OFC) to 4.2 gram of the allergenic protein. Definition of the allergenic protein: the allergenic protein which induced an allergic response at an OFC at the start of the study, and was administered to the patient during the OIT (i.e. milk, egg, peanut, hazelnut, cashew or walnut). | Timing of the OFC: week 57 (52 weeks of OIT, followed by a 4-week allergenic food-free interval) |
| Percentage of tolerant participants at week 78 | In children achieving sustained unresponsiveness (outcome 1), the allergen is introduced into the diet by parents at a regular base. Six months after discontinuation of the OIT, tolerance to the specific allergenic protein is assessed. Definition of tolerant: Percentage of children with uncomplicated (i.e. without any allergic symptoms) consumption at home of a full dose of the specific allergenic protein (e.g. a glass of milk or a sandwich with peanut butter). | week 78 = 6 months after stop of the 1-year oral immunotherapy |
| Cost-effectiveness ratio at 18 months (week 78). | Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) at 18 months (week 78). Costs associated with oral immunotherapy will be measured in Euros. Effectiveness will be considered as percentage of tolerant participants at week 78. | 18 months (week 78). |
| Cost-utility ratio at 18 months (week 78). | Incremental cost-utility ratio (ICUR) will be calculated for both groups using health-related quality of life (HRQoL) scores from the AQoL-6D (assessment of quality of life - 6 dimensions) and converted to utility scores and will be expressed in euros per QALY. | 18 months (week 78): at the end of the study period. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Health related quality of life of children, during the 1-year OIT and six months after the therapy (week 78) | Children's quality of life as measured by: - Food Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaire - parental form (FAQLQ-PF) This questionnaire consists of 14 questions to be answered on a 7-point Likert-scale. Minimum score is 0 points (no impact of food allergy on quality of life), maximum score is 84 (high impact of food allergy on quality of life) |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Ted Klok, MD PhD | Deventer Ziekenhuis | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Deventer hospital | Deventer | Overijssel | 7416SE | Netherlands | ||
| Amsterdam UMC, location AMC |
Data collected for this study will be stored in SPSS and Excel and analyzed in SPSS.
Access to trial IPD can be requested after the study is completed by qualified researchers engaging in independent scientific research, and will be provided following review and approval of a research proposal and Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) and execution of a Data Sharing Agreement (DSA). For more information or to submit a request, please contact wetenschapsbureau@dz.nl
01-07-2025 - 01-07-2026
Researchers wanting to use the data would have to contact the PIs with a research proposal and Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP).
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| Type | Includes Protocol | Includes SAP | Includes ICF | Document Label | Document Date | Document Uploaded Date | Document File Name |
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| Prot_SAP | Yes | Yes | No | Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan | Nov 13, 2023 | Aug 12, 2024 | Prot_SAP_001.pdf |
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| ID | Term |
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| D005512 | Food Hypersensitivity |
| ID | Term |
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| D006969 | Hypersensitivity, Immediate |
| D006967 | Hypersensitivity |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D007167 | Immunotherapy |
| ID | Term |
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| D056747 | Immunomodulation |
| D001691 | Biological Therapy |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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Randomized open trial (no placebo involved)
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| during oral immunotherapy (T=0, 26 weeks and 52 weeks), and 6 months after stopping the oral immunotherapy (78 weeks) |
| Occurrence of Adverse Event(s) Related to Oral Immunotherapy up to 65 weeks study participation | (Serious) adverse events related to oral immunotherapy | during build-up (up to 3 months) and 1-year oral immunotherapy, total 65 weeks |
| Levels of allergy-related immune parameters | Levels of allergen specific IgE and IgG4 | at start of the therapy and after 6 and 12 months maintenance therapy |
| adherence | Rate of daily providing the oral immunotherapy | during 1 year oral immunotherapy |
| Health related quality of life of parents, during the 1-year OIT and six months after the therapy (week 78) | Parental quality of life as measured by: - Food Allergy Quality of Life- Parental Burden (FAQL-PB) This questionnaire consists of 17 questions to be answered on a 7-point Likert-scale. Minimum score is 0 points (no parental burden), maximum score is 102 (severe parental burden) | during oral immunotherapy (T=0, 26 weeks and 52 weeks), and 6 months after stopping the oral immunotherapy (78 weeks) |
| Amsterdam |
| Netherlands |
| Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis | Delft | Netherlands |
| Martini hospital | Groningen | Netherlands |