The objective of this trial is to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the administration of a depigmented and polymerized allergen extract Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus in children with allergic asthma due to this mite
Immunotherapy is a specific treatment for allergic diseases. Unlike conventional pharmacological treatment, immunotherapy is the only treatment that could modify the natural course of allergic disease. This is a prospective double-blind placebo controlled study with three arms of treatment: placebo and two active (one of the active arms will receive subcutaneous immunotherapy and the other one will receive sublingual immunotherapy).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
3
Subcutaneous administration:0.5 ml/month during 1 year
Sublingual immunotherapy. Two drops daily during 1 year
Sublingual immunotherapy. Two drops daily during 1 year
Hospital Universitario La Fé
Valencia, Spain
Symptom and medication scores
Time frame: 1 year per patient
Comparison between sublingual and subcutaneous administration route, quality of life, cost-effectiveness, dose response prick-test, inflammatory markers, exhaled nitric oxide, inflammatory markers in exhalate bronchial condensate, use of health resources
Time frame: 1 year per patient
QoL
The Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ) was developed to measure the functional problems (physical, emotional and social) that are most troublesome to children with asthmaQuestionnaire" E. Juniper
Time frame: 1 year
Cost-effectiveness
Time frame: 1 year
Dose response prick-test
Time frame: 1 year
Inflammatory markers
Time frame: 1 year
Use of health resources
Time frame: 1 year
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