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A Research Study in Chinese People With Allergy to House Dust Mites, Using an Environmental Exposure Chamber

A Phase III Trial Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of the House Dust Mite (HDM) Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT)-Tablet in Adult Chinese Subjects With HDM Allergic Rhinitis/Rhinoconjunctivitis Using an Environmental Exposure Chamber

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04176185
Acronym
QUEST
Enrollment
80
Registered
2019-11-25
Start date
2019-11-04
Completion date
2022-01-19
Last updated
2022-06-30

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Conditions

Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis

Keywords

House Dust Mite, Allergic rhinitis, Allergic conjunctivitis, China, Environmental exposure chamber

Brief summary

This trial evaluates the efficacy and safety of HDM SLIT-tablet in treatment of HDM AR. The efficacy is evaluated using an environmental exposure chamber (EEC). Subjects will be randomised to receive treatment with HDM SLIT-tablet and placebo 1:1.

Detailed description

This trial is a 24 weeks, randomised, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III trial. Approximately 202 subjects will be randomised (1:1) to receive treatment with HDM SLIT-tablet or placebo. The trial will be conducted in China, with subjects recruited and treated in China. Two EEC assessments (baseline and end of treatment) will take place at a validated EEC facility in Austria. The primary objective is to demonstrate the efficacy of the HDM SLIT-tablet (12 SQ-HDM) once daily compared to placebo in the treatment of HDM AR nasal symptom determined during the EEC session at week 24.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALSublingual allergy immunological tablet

For daily administration (1 tablet per day)

OTHERPlacebo

For daily administration (1 tablet per day)

Sponsors

ALK-Abelló A/S
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Masking description

Randomised

Intervention model description

Parallel assignment

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Male or female Chinese subjects aged ≥18 years * A clinical history of HDM AR/C with or without asthma * Positive SPT and IgE to Der p or Der f at screening * A TNSS of at least 6 of 12 within the first 2 hours of the screening EEC session prior to randomisation

Exclusion criteria

* Sensitised and regularly exposed perennial or seasonal allergens * Asthma requiring treatment with high-dose ICS * Reduced lung function * Has a nasal condition that could confound the efficacy or safety assessment * A relevant history of systemic allergic reaction

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Total Nasal Symptom Score (TNSS)Last 4 hours of the EEC session at week 24Primary endpoint, average TNSS during the EEC session at week 24, defined as the average of all TNSS observed in the last 4 hours of the EEC session at week 24. Measured on a scale of 0 (no symptoms) to 12 (severe symptoms).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Total Symptom Score (TSS)Last 4 hours of the EEC session at week 24Key secondary endpoint, average TSS during the EEC session at week 24, defined as the sum of the Total Ocular Symptom Score (TOSS) and TNSS observed in the last 4 hours of the EEC session at week 24. Measured on a scale of 0 (no symptoms) to 18 (severe symptoms).

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Frequency of adverse events26 weeksNumber of Adverse events per treatment group
Assessment of lung function26 weeksFEV1
Total Ocular Symptom Score (TOSS)Last 4 hours of the EEC session at week 24Average TOSS during the EEC session at week 24, defined as the average of all TOSS observed in the last 4 hours of the EEC session at week 24. Measured on a scale of 0 (no symptoms) to 6 (severe symptoms).
ImmunologyBaseline to 24 weeksChange from baseline in measurements of house-dust-mite-specific IgG & IgE antibodies

Countries

Austria, China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026