Role of the Central Nervous System in Allergic Rhinitis

NCT01777464 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 14

Last updated 2015-12-03

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Summary

In order to evaluate the effects a nasal provocation on the activation of different brain regions, the investigators want to set up a clinical trial investigating the short-term effects of a nasal histamine provocation in healthy volunteers and allergic patients while in supine position under the functional MRI device in order to visualize different brain regions.

Conditions

  • House Dust Mite Allergy

Interventions

BIOLOGICAL

histamine

administration of histamine solution (16 mg/ml) via aerosol for 5 minutes while lying under a fMRI scan

BIOLOGICAL

sham

sham solution

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Peter Hellings, Dr · KU Leuven

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-11-30
Primary Completion
2016-02-29
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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