gpASIT+TM product is based on highly purified allergen fragments obtained from grass pollen. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the clinical efficacy and safety of a subcutaneous immunotherapy with gpASIT+™ in patients with grass pollen-induced allergic rhinoconjunctivitis compared to placebo.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
554
4 x 2 injections over 21 days
4 x 2 injections over 21 days
University Hospital Ghent
Ghent, Belgium
Clinica dell'Azienda Opsedaliera Luigi Sacco
Milan, Italy
Fundacion Jiménez Diaz
Madrid, Spain
Combined Symptom and Medication Score (CSMS)
Time frame: over the peak (corresponding to 14 consecutive days with highest pollen counts) of grass pollen season estimated between 3 and 6 months after treatment
Combined Symptom and Medication Score (CSMS)
Time frame: over the entire grass pollen season estimated between 3 and 6 months after treatment
Symptom sub-scores (Eyes, Nose)
Time frame: over the peak period (14 consecutive days with highest pollen counts within grass pollen season) and over the pollen season estimated between 3 and 6 months after treatment
Well days: number of days with symptomatic score below or equal to 2 and no rescue medication
Time frame: over the peak period (14 consecutive days with highest pollen counts within grass pollen season) and over the pollen season estimated between 3 and 6 months after treatment
Lung Symptom Score (LLS: the average of coughing, wheezing, chest tightness and exercise induced dyspnoea scores) in asthmatic patients
Time frame: over the peak period (14 consecutive days with highest pollen counts within grass pollen season) and over the pollen season estimated between 3 and 6 months after treatment
Total Symptom Score (TSS: the sum of the nose, eye and lung scores) in asthmatic patients
Time frame: over the peak period (14 consecutive days with highest pollen counts within grass pollen season) and the pollen season estimated between 3 and 6 months after treatment
Use of rescue medication to relief asthma symptoms in asthmatic patients
Time frame: over the peak period (14 consecutive days with highest pollen counts within grass pollen season) and the pollen season estimated between 3 and 6 months after treatment
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Conjunctival Provocation Test (CPT) outcomes
Time frame: at baseline and up to 6 weeks
Standardized Quality-of-Life Questionnaires for asthma and rhinoconjunctivitis
Time frame: between 2 weeks and 8 months after treatment
Number of working day lost due to grass pollen induced-allergy symptoms
Time frame: between 2 weeks and 8 months after treatment
Loss of productivity at work due to grass pollen induced-allergy symptoms, using a visual analog scale (VAS)
Time frame: between 2 weeks and 8 months after treatment
Solicited adverse events
* Local reactions at the injection site (swelling and redness) * Allergic systemic reactions
Time frame: up to 4 weeks
Unsolicited adverse events and serious adverse events
Time frame: up to 8 months
Physical examinations and vital signs
Time frame: up to 8 months
Laboratory investigations (haematology, clinical biochemistry, immunological parameters)
Time frame: up to 8 months
Use of rescue medication
Time frame: up to 4 weeks