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An Exploratory Study of the Effects of a Single Dose of QAX576 (an Interleukin-13 Monoclonal Antibody) on Simulated Hayfever

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Novartis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00584584
First received: December 21, 2007
Last updated: September 1, 2010
Last verified: September 2010
History of Changes
  Purpose

This study will investigate whether a single dose QAX576 (an interleukin-13 monoclonal antibody) gives protection against a model of hayfever


Condition Intervention Phase
Allergic Rhinitis
 Drug: QAX576
Drug: Placebo
 Phase 2

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Pharmacokinetics/Dynamics Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Proof of Concept Study of the Effects of QAX576 (an Interleukin-13 Monoclonal Antibody) on Allergic Inflammation Following Out of Allergy Season Repeated Nasal Allergen Challenge in Subjects With Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis Sensitive to Timothy Grass Pollen

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Allergy Hay Fever
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Novartis:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Markers of allergic inflammation in the nose measured over 5-8 days post-dose. [ Time Frame: throughout the study ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • - Nasal symptom scores over 5-8 days post-dose. - Blood levels of QAX576 to 3 months post-dose. - Marker of allergic inflammation in blood to 3 months post-dose. [ Time Frame: throughout the study ]

Enrollment: 36
Study Start Date: December 2007
Primary Completion Date: August 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1 Drug: QAX576
Placebo Comparator: 2 Drug: Placebo

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 55 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • History of allergic rhinitis.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Respiratory disease other than mild intermittent asthma.
  • Received immunotherapy in past 3 years.
  • History of clinically significant drug allergy.
  • History of clinical schistosomiasis or travel within 6 months prior to or following study to an area with endemic schistosomiasis.
  • History of exposure to human therapeutic antibodies, immunoglobulins or other plasma products.

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00584584

Locations
Germany
Novartis Investigator Site
Hannover, Germany
United Kingdom
Novartis Investigator Site
London, United Kingdom
Sponsors and Collaborators
Novartis
Investigators
Principal Investigator: NOVARTIS Novartis investigator site
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: External Affairs, Novartis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00584584     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: CQAX576A2104
Study First Received: December 21, 2007
Last Updated: September 1, 2010
Health Authority: United Kingdom: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices

Keywords provided by Novartis:
Allergic rhinitis, adults, monoclonal antibody, interleukin-13.

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal
Rhinitis
Nose Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory Hypersensitivity
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Hypersensitivity
 Immune System Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Antibodies
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions

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