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Intralymphatic Immunotherapy Enhanced by Vitamin-D, a Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial and Comparison With SLIT

Study Purpose

A national, multicenter, randmised double blind study with parallell arms. 360 patients with grass induced allergic rhinitis will be open randomised 1:2 to 3 years Grazax sublingual immunotherapy or 3 intralymphatic injections with ALK Alutard Timothy. In a second step, the ILIT group will be double blind randomised 1:1 to an intramuscular injection of Vitamin D Vicotrat or placebo, 4 week before the start of the intralymphatic treatment. The primary outcome measure is daily combined symptoms and medication scores during grass pollen season.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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No
Study Type

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Interventional
Eligible Ages 18 Years - 60 Years
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • - moderate to severe allergic rhinitis due to grass pollen, with Rhinitis Total Symptom Score >/= 8.
  • - informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • - chronic rhinosinusitis.
  • - Previous immunotherapy.
  • - BMI > 35.
  • - house dust mite allergy with symptoms or allergy towards furry animals with exposition.
  • - 25(OH)Vitamin D levels < 25 or > 75 nmol/L.
  • - uncontrolled asthma.
  • - severe atopic dermatitis.
  • - pregnancy or nursing.
  • - autoimmune disease.
  • - hyper IgE-syndrome.
  • - cardiovascular disease.
  • - lung disease.
  • - liver or kidney disease.
  • - hematologic disorder.
  • - metabolic disease.
  • - chronic infectious disese.
  • - medications interacting with the immune system.
  • - cancer.
  • - previous cytostatic therapy.
  • - medication with beta-blockers or ACE-inhibiters, if medication cannot be paused at the day for treatment.
  • - medication with antiepileptic drugs, glykosides, orlistat, statines, thiazide diuretics.
  • - Mb Paget, osteoporosis or sarcidosis.
  • - Hyperparathyroidism or other disease conferring risk of hypercalcemia.
  • - malabsorption or bowel disease with diarrea.
  • - tendency for formation of kidney stones.
  • - hereditary pseudohypoparathyroidism with decreased phosphorous secretion.
  • - use of Vitamin D supplementation or excessive use of sun tanning booths.
  • - drug abuse.
  • - intake of other study product within 1 month or 6 half times, which ever is longest, before visit 1.
  • - Mental incapacity to follow study protocol.
  • - withdrawn consent.
  • - other significant disease.
- allergy towards study medication

Trial Details

Trial ID:

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NCT06061848
Phase

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Phase 2/Phase 3
Lead Sponsor

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Lars Olaf Cardell
Principal Investigator

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Lars O Cardell, Professor
Principal Investigator Affiliation Karolinska Institutet
Agency Class

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Other
Overall Status Recruiting
Countries Sweden
Conditions

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Allergic Rhinitis Due to Grass Pollen
Arms & Interventions

Arms

Active Comparator: SLIT

Sublingual immunotherapy timothy pollen 75000 SQ-T 1 daily for 3 years

Active Comparator: ILIT + Vitamin D

Intramuscular injection of kolecalciferol 100000 IU followed by intralymphatic immunotherapy with 3 monthly injections of grass pollen allergen 1000 SQ-U.

Active Comparator: ILIT + placebo

Intramuscular injection of saline solution followed by intralymphatic immunotherapy with 3 monthly injections of grass pollen allergen 1000 SQ-U.

Interventions

Drug: - SLIT Grazax ALK Nordic 75 000 SQ-T

Daily sublingual grass allergen tablets

Drug: - ILIT + Vitamin D

1 mL of Vicotrat D3, Heyl Pharma, 100 000 IU/mL, as intramuscular injection. Followed by 0,1 mL of Alutard SQ timothy, ALK Nordic, 10 000 SQ-U/mL as three intralymphatic injections

Drug: - ILIT + placebo

1 ml of Sodium chloride solution 9 mg/mL as intramuscular injection followed by 0,1 mL of Alutard SQ timothy, ALK Nordic, 10 000 SQ-U/mL as three intralymphatic injections

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International Sites

Lund, Sweden

Status

Not yet recruiting

Address

Skåne University Hospital, ENT department

Lund, ,

Site Contact

Franziska Nordström, MD

franziska.nordstrom@skane.se

+46 72 580 29 63

Stockholm, Sweden

Status

Recruiting

Address

Karolinska University Hospital, ENT-department

Stockholm, ,

Site Contact

Eirini Paziou, MD

eirini.paziou@regionstockholm.se

+46 8 123 723 96

Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden

Status

Not yet recruiting

Address

Örebro University Hospital

Örebro, ,

Site Contact

Amanj Saber, MD

amanj.saber@regionorebrolan.se

+46 72 580 29 63

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