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Use of skin prick test in chronic idiopathic urticaria

Role of skin prick test in chronic idiopathic urticaria

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/08/009460
Enrollment
100
Registered
2017-08-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC URTICARIA WHITH UNKNOWN CAUSE

Interventions

Intervention1: HISTAMINE,0.9% NORMAL SALINE: MITE D FARINAE,MITE D PTERONYSSINUS,CYANODON,PARTHENIUM,XANTHIUM,COCKROACH,MOSQUITO,HOUSEFLY,RICE,WHEAT,GRAM BENGAL,MUSTARD,DAL ARHAR,BANANA,MILK,EGG WHOLE

Sponsors

Dr Chanabasayya Viraktamath
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with history suggestive of urticaria for more than 6 weeks Patients willing for the test and signing the informed consent to study participation Patients who are more than 18 years of age Patients with negative dermographism Patients who have not taken short acting antihistaminics for three days and/or long acting antihistaminics or steroids for seven days or more

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients not willing for the study Those patients with physical urticarial urticarial vasculitis, autoimmune urticarial contact urticaria, urticaria associated with fever chills, urticaria related to menstruation or pregnancy, connective tissue diseases, thyroid disorders, dental caries, worms in stool, prior history of anaphylaxis, immunosuppression were excluded from the study. Patients who have taken short acting antihistaminics within three days and/or long acting antihistaminics or steroids within seven days Patients with positive dermographism

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the incidence of positivity of skin prick test in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria.Timepoint: 15-20 min

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
TO KNOW COMMON ALLERGENS CAUSING URTICARIA IN A POPULATION IN MANGALORETimepoint: 1 YEAR

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Chanabasayya Viraktamath

Father Muller Medical College Mangalore

dr_martisj@yahoo.co.in98455148112

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026