Peanut Oral Immunotherapy in Children



Status:Completed
Conditions:Allergy, Neurology
Therapuetic Areas:Neurology, Otolaryngology
Healthy:No
Age Range:Any
Updated:1/20/2019
Start Date:August 13, 2013
End Date:December 21, 2018

Use our guide to learn which trials are right for you!

Oral Immunotherapy for Induction of Tolerance and Desensitization in Peanut-Allergic Children (ITN050AD)

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center study comparing peanut
oral immunotherapy (OIT) to placebo in the induction of tolerance and desensitization in
peanut-allergic children. Eligible participants with peanut allergy will be randomly assigned
to receive either peanut OIT or placebo for 134 weeks followed by peanut avoidance for 26
weeks.

An initial oral food challenge (OFC) to 1 g of peanut flour (500 mg peanut protein) will be
conducted. Participants must have a clinical reaction during this OFC to initiate study
dosing. After the initial OFC, the study design includes four phases:

- Initial dose escalation (1 day): Peanut or placebo dosing will be given incrementally
and increase every 20 minutes until a dose of 12 mg peanut flour (6 mg peanut protein)
or placebo flour is given.

- Build-up (30 weeks): Initial observed dose administration of highest tolerated dose,
followed by daily OIT at home with return visit every 2 weeks for dose escalation.

- Maintenance (104 weeks):The participant will continue on daily OIT with return visits
every 13 weeks. At the end of this phase the participant will undergo a blinded OFC to
10 g peanut flour (5 g peanut protein).

- Avoidance (26 weeks): In this final phase participants will be seen every 13 weeks. At
the completion of this phase participants will have a final blinded OFC to 10g peanut
flour (5 g peanut protein).

Inclusion Criteria:

- Clinical history of peanut allergy or avoidance of peanut without ever having eaten
peanut;

- Serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) to peanut of ≥5 kUA/L determined by UniCAP™, an in-vitro
test system for diagnosis and monitoring of allergy and inflammation;

- Wheal ≥ 3mm on skin prick test to peanut extract compared to a negative control;

- A clinical reaction at or below ingestion of 1 g peanut flour (500 mg peanut protein)
during screening OFC;

- Written informed consent from parent/guardian.

Exclusion Criteria:

- History of severe anaphylaxis with hypotension to peanut;

- Documented clinical history of allergy to oat;

- Suspected allergy to oat and a wheal ≥7mm on skin prick test to oat extract compared
to a negative control;

- Chronic disease other than asthma, atopic dermatitis, rhinitis requiring therapy;
e.g., heart disease or diabetes;

- Active eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease in the past 2 years;

- Participation in any interventional study for the treatment of food allergy in the 6
months prior to visit -1;

- Inhalant allergen immunotherapy that has not yet reached maintenance dosing;

- Severe asthma, as indicated by repeated hospitalizations or hospital emergency
department visits;

- Moderate asthma defined according to National Asthma Education and Prevention Program
Expert;

- Panel that requires more than fluticasone 440 mcg or its equivalent daily for adequate
control;

- Inability to discontinue antihistamines for skin testing, OFC and the initial dose
escalation;

- Use of omalizumab or other non-traditional forms of allergen immunotherapy (e.g., oral
or sublingual) in the 12 months prior to visit -1;

- Any systemic therapy which in the judgment of the investigator could be
immunomodulatory (e.g. rituximab) in the 12 months prior to visit -1, systemic
corticosteroid therapy of up to a total of three weeks is allowed;

- Use of any investigational drug in 90 days prior to visit -1;

- Plan to use any investigational drug during the study period;

- The presence of any medical condition that the investigator deems incompatible with
participation in the trial.
We found this trial at
5
sites
291 Campus Dr
Stanford, California 94305
(650) 725-3900
Stanford University School of Medicine Vast in both its physical scale and its impact on...
?
mi
from
Stanford, CA
Click here to add this to my saved trials
1800 Orleans St.
Baltimore, Maryland 21287
410-955-5000
Johns Hopkins Hospital Patients are the focus of everything we do at The Johns Hopkins...
?
mi
from
Baltimore, MD
Click here to add this to my saved trials
CHapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
?
mi
from
CHapel Hill, NC
Click here to add this to my saved trials
?
mi
from
Little Rock, AR
Click here to add this to my saved trials
New York, New York 10029
?
mi
from
New York, NY
Click here to add this to my saved trials