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Sensitivity and Specificity of Nasal Provocation Test in Allergic Rhinitis to House Dust Mites

NCT01485523 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2013-03-13

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Summary

The diagnosis of allergic rhinitis to dust mites is difficult and based on three elements : suggestive symptoms of clinical sensitization to dust mites (rhinitis), the existence of an IgE sensitization defined by skin tests and / or specific IgE positive to mite and finally the presence of mite allergens in the environment where the patient is symptomatic. Unfortunately, the link between symptoms and exposure to dust mites is rarely found and according to in the literature, 30% of rhinitis sensitized to house dust mites did not react during a conventional nasal provocation test (TPNC) to dust mites. Thus, TPNC to dust mite has an interest in the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis to dust mites when there remains a doubt due to the poly sensitization of the patient, or the lack of specific symptoms and / or the variability of the allergic symptoms during the year. However, this test has not been completely validated with a study including a significant number of patients. That's why the investigators plan a prospective single-center comparative open study with the main objective is to determine the sensitivity and specificity of conventional nasal provocation test (TPNC) in 120 patients of 18 to 65 years old with allergic rhinitis sensitized to dust mites and patients with allergic rhinitis not sensitized to dust mites. The investigators secondary objective is to compare the TPNC a faster TPN-called "minute" (60 minutes) and which allow a wider use. If the investigators demonstrate the validity of TPN then it would become the gold standard needed to decide on a desensitisation to mites.

Conditions

  • Allergic Rhinitis

Interventions

OTHER

Nasal provocation test

TPNC to dust mite has an interest in the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis to dust mites when there remains a doubt due to the poly sensitization of the patient, or the lack of specific symptoms and / or the variability of the allergic symptoms during the year. However, this test has not completely validated with a study including a significant number of patients. That's why we plan a prospective single-center comparative open study with the main objective is to determine the sensitivity and specificity of conventional nasal provocation test (TPNC) in 120 patients of 18 to 65 years old with allergic rhinitis sensitized to dust mites and patients with allergic rhinitis not sensitized to dust mites. Our secondary objective is to compare the TPNC a faster TPN-called "minute" (60 minutes) and which allow a wider use. If we demonstrate the validity of TPN then it would become the gold standard needed to decide on a desensitisation to mites.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Strasbourg, France

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jean-Jacques Braun · Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg

  • Frédéric De Blay · Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-08-31
Completion
2012-08-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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