ADAPT: Role of Anti-IgE in Severe Childhood Eczema
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
To evaluate the efficacy of anti-IgE (Omalizumab/Xolair) in children with severe eczema.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 4 |
Detailed Description
To address the value of anti-IgE in children with severe eczema.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Xolair/Omalizumab
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Drug: Xolair
According to manufacturer's instructions
Other Names:
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
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Drug: Placebo
Placebo
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Improvement in atopic eczema [24 weeks after treatment commences]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Children between the ages of 4-19 years
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Severe eczema
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Raised SpIgE or SPT to at least 1 food allergen or 1 aeroallergen AND/OR
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Clinical impression that allergic exposures cause worsening eczema.
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Total IgE level >300 kU/l
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Clinically proven IgE-mediated allergic disease.
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Written informed consent to participate.
Exclusion criteria:
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Inability to comply with 2-4 weekly injections and clinic visits
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Evidence of underlying immune compromise, autoimmune disease, immune complex mediated conditions.
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Uncontrolled infection or unstable eczema.
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Malignancy or a history of malignancy.
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Pre-existing hepatic or renal impairment
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Known cardiovascular or ischaemic cerebrovascular abnormality.
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Other serious or uncontrolled systemic disease.
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Pregnancy or lactation.
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Known history of hypersensitivity or anaphylaxis to anti-IgE injections or its constituents.
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Insufficient understanding of the trial assessments.
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Participation in a CTIMP in the previous 60 days or (if known) 4 half-lives of the relevant medication, whichever is the greater.
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Investigator feels that there is a good clinical reason why the child would be unsuitable.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust | London | United Kingdom | SE1 7EH |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- King's College London
- National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: S Chan, MBBS, MD, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- ADAPT