Effect of Ranitidine on Hyper-IgE Recurrent Infection (Job's) Syndrome
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00527878 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(Failure to enroll adequate patient numbers due to small number of eligible patients)
First Posted : September 11, 2007
Results First Posted : February 4, 2013
Last Update Posted : February 4, 2013
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This study will examine the safety and effectiveness of ranitidine (Zantac) in patients with Hyper-IgE recurrent infection syndrome, a disease characterized by recurrent infections of the ears, sinuses, lungs and skin, and abnormal levels of the antibody immunoglobulin E (IgE).
Patients age 2 and older who have Hyper-IgE recurrent infection syndrome and who have had chronic or frequent infections in the last 12 months may be eligible for this study.
Participants are randomly assigned to take ranitidine or placebo in pill or liquid form twice a day for 12 months. In addition to treatment, patients undergo the following procedures during visits scheduled on day 0 of the study (baseline) and at 3, 12, 15 and 24 months. Evaluations at 6, 9, 18 and 21 months are by telephone.
- Medical history and physical examination - baseline and 3 and 24 months.
- Clinical severity score - baseline and 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24 months.
- Dermatology exam - baseline and 3, 12, 15 and 24 months.
- Pulmonary function test - baseline and 12 and 24 months.
- Chest CT - baseline and 12 and 24 months.
- Quality of life assessment - baseline and 3, 12, 15 and 24 months.
- Pregnancy testing - baseline and 3, 12, 15 and 24 months.
- HIV test - baseline and 12 and 24 months.
- Contraception evaluation - baseline and 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24 months.
- Missed school/work days assessment - baseline and 3, 12, 15 and 24 months.
- Medication adherence - baseline and 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24 months.
In addition to the above procedures, participants who are not enrolled in study 00-I-0159 have a baseline scoliosis series and genetic consult.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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JOB's Syndrome Hyper-IgE Recurrent Infection Syndrome Immune Deficiency | Drug: Ranitidine Drug: Placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 16 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Crossover Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Cross-Over Study Assessing the Role of Pathogen-Specific IgE and Histamine Release in the Hyper-IgE Syndrome and the Effect of Ranitidine on Laboratory and Clinical Manifestations |
Study Start Date : | September 2007 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 2011 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Placebo/Ranitidine crossover
Patients took placebo for 12 months and then ranitidine for 12 months
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Drug: Ranitidine
Double blinded, randomized placebo controlled crossover study. Patients received 12 months of placebo and 12 months of treatment medication (ranitidine). Drug: Placebo |
Experimental: Ranitidine/placebo crossover
Ranitidine for one year followed by placebo for one year
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Drug: Ranitidine
Double blinded, randomized placebo controlled crossover study. Patients received 12 months of placebo and 12 months of treatment medication (ranitidine). Drug: Placebo |
- Number of Infections in Subjects With HIES. [ Time Frame: 1 year on intervention ]Patients received one year of treatment medication and one year of placebo. New infections (bacterial, fungal, viral or parasitic) were defined as those requiring an addition or change of an antimicrobial (including topical, oral or intravenous therapies) or those requiring a medical procedure (i.e., incision and drainage of a skin abscess, warm soaks to aid abscess drainage or sinus drainage).
- New Skin Infections [ Time Frame: 12 months placebo/12 months ranitidine ]Patients reported the number of new skin infections
- New Lung Infections [ Time Frame: 12 months placebo and 12 months ranitidine ]Number of new infection while on placebo or study drug
- Clinical Severity Score [ Time Frame: one year on ranitidine and one year on placebo ]Scoring that was completed every 3 months. Clinical severity scored had outcomes that could range from 0 to 121 with 0 being the least severe and 121 being the most severe.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 2 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
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INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Male and female patients with the diagnosis of Hyper IgE Recurrent Infection (Job) syndrome. Mutations in the STAT3 gene account for the majority, if not all cases of HIES. However as the full genetics of HIES remains unknown, we will use clinical criteria, including the expert opinion of the investigators, as well as a score greater than 40 by the diagnostic scoring system used in protocol 00-I-0159.
- A chronic (greater than 4 weeks duration) infection or greater than 2 acute infections within the last 12 months. Acute infections can include but are not limited to: pneumonia, abscesses, sinusitis, skin infections, mucocutaneous candidiasis and ear infections. Chronic infections include continuous or intermittent symptoms despite appropriate therapeutic interventions for at least 4 weeks, including but not limited to chronic lung infiltrates with productive cough, chronic ear drainage despite topical therapy, chronic or intermittent drainage from a single abscess site, and/or chronic signs of sinusitis on sinus CT scan.
- Patients aged 2 years and above. There is no upper age limit. We are excluding children less than 2 years of age, as we do not expect them to meet the first inclusion criterion, having a score high enough to be diagnosed with HIES.
- Patients have to be at their own personal clinical baseline for at least 2 weeks duration. Patients will not start the study medication during an acute exacerbation of and infection.
- The patient or the patient's guardian will be willing and capable of providing informed consent after initial counseling by clinical staff. Separate consent forms for all interventional procedures will be obtained after explanation of the specific procedure.
- Patients must agree to have blood stored for future studies of the immune system and/or other medical conditions.
- Women of childbearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation.
- Patients may be concurrently enrolled on other protocols as long as the Principal Investigator (PI) is informed.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Pregnancy. Ranitidine is pregnancy class B, and likely safe in pregnancy, but as this has not been studied, pregnant patients will be excluded. In addition, hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy may affect the skin manifestations and frequency of infection.
- Hypersensitivity to ranitidine or any of the ingredients in ranitidine.
- Pre-existing medications or conditions for which the investigators judge that ranitidine should not be given.
- Patient or investigators unwilling to stop baseline H2 receptor antagonist therapy (over the counter or prescription) such as Tagamet (Cimetidine), Pepcid (Famotidine), and Axid (Nizatidine). H2 receptor antagonist therapy must be stopped for 3 months prior to study initiation. Patients who are receiving H2 receptor antagonist therapy for gastritis, acid reflux, or peptic ulcer disease will be offered changing their regimen to a proton pump inhibitor or other non-H2 receptor antagonist therapy to allow for study enrollment (3 months after stopping the H2 receptor antagonist).
- Patients under the age of 2 years
- Patients with HIV, receiving chemotherapy or who have a malignancy.
- Any condition that in the judgment of the investigator would place the subject at undue risk or compromise the results or interpretation of the study.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00527878
United States, Maryland | |
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike | |
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892 |
Responsible Party: | Steven M. Holland, M.D./National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00527878 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
070218 07-I-0218 |
First Posted: | September 11, 2007 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | February 4, 2013 |
Last Update Posted: | February 4, 2013 |
Last Verified: | February 2013 |
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