Clinical trial • Phase II • Immunology

Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus allergens (Der p 1 / Der p 2 / Der p 23) for Allergic rhinitis | Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis | Allergic asthma

Phase II trial of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus allergens (Der p 1 / Der p 2 / Der p 23) for Allergic rhinitis | Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis | Allergic…

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Immunology
Trial Disease
Allergic rhinitis | Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis | Allergic asthma
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Paediatric Trial
Yes

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
15-01-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
28-03-2025

Trial design

Randomised, placebo: histamine, 0.9% saline and aluminium hydroxide administered as placebo arm (arm 4).-controlled Phase II trial across 17 sites in Spain.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Placebo: histamine, 0.9% saline and aluminium hydroxide administered as placebo arm (Arm 4).
Target Sample Size
160

Eligibility

Recruits 160 paediatric patients.

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnant or lactating women.
Vulnerable Population
Minors are included from age 12; consent must be obtained from the patient or legal representative and assent is used for minors (see inclusion: "Patients/legal representatives who have understood and signed the informed consent or assent form."). The trial does not select other vulnerable populations (isVulnerablePopulationSelected:false). Specific subject information and informed consent forms are provided (documents listed: L1_SIS and ICF Adults; L1_SIS and ICF pregnant minors), and legal representatives may provide consent where applicable.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients/legal representatives who have understood and signed the informed consent or assent form.\n- Patients between 12 and 65 years of age, both inclusive.\n- Patients with moderate or severe persistent allergic rhinitis and/or rhinoconjunctivitis (according to ARIA2 guidelines) for at least the last year, caused by clinically relevant sensitization to Dermatophagoides genus, fulfilling all the criteria described below: \t3.a. Clinical history with symptoms compatible with demonstrated hypersensitivity to the genus Dermatophagoides. \t3.b. Positive skin prick test (papule of ≥3 mm with respect to the negative control) against at least one of the following major allergens: Der p 1, Der p 2 or Der p 23 performed at most 12 months prior to inclusion. \t3.c. Specific IgE ≥0.7 kU/L against at least one of the following major allergens: Der p 1, Der p 2 or Der p 23. performed at most 12 months prior to the inclusion visit. \t3.d. Positive CFP to the mixture extract of the purified allergens Der p 1/Der p 2/Der p 23.\n- Asthmatic patients with a forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) ≥ 80%.\n- Women of childbearing age should have a negative urine pregnancy test (childbearing is defined as from menarche to postmenopause, unless sterilized by hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, and bilateral oophorectomy) and be willing to use an effective method of contraception from 14 days before the first administration until 30 days after the last administration of the investigational drug.\n- Patients willing to comply with all study procedures, and have availability for follow-up for the duration of the study."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Any total contraindication to treatment with allergen-specific immunotherapy or defined within the study according to the SmPC. In case of partial contraindication, the investigator will perform a personalized benefit/risk assessment.\n- Recent or anticipated nasal or paranasal surgery (e.g., polyposis) that may interfere with the trial, at the investigator's discretion\n- Moderate to severe atopic dermatitis.\n- Severe or uncontrolled asthma according to GINA 20245 guidelines or unstable asthma (i.e., clinically relevant exacerbations in the 3 months prior to inclusion), including a baseline FEV1<80%. NOTE: clinically relevant exacerbations are defined as any worsening of asthma requiring hospitalizations or emergency department visits and necessitating systemic corticosteroid therapy for ≥ 3 consecutive days, or any exacerbation requiring initiation or increase in baseline systemic corticosteroid intake for ≥ 3 consecutive days\n- Patients/legal representatives who decline to participate or do not sign informed consent or assent.\n- Pregnant or lactating women.\n- Severe uncontrolled systemic disease that poses a risk to participants, including but not limited to autoimmune, cardiovascular or hematologic disease, hyperthyroidism, clinically relevant liver or kidney disease, malignant tumors or chronic infection, severe unstable pulmonary disease as judged by a physician.\n- Contraindication to the use of adrenaline.\n- Active HIV infection\n- Active tuberculosis.\n- Dermographism, skin disease or skin disorders that interfere with the evaluation of skin tests.\n- Any total contraindication for SmPC. In case of partial contraindication, the investigator will perform a personalized assessment (e.g., chronic or infectious conjunctivitis/polyposis).\n- Psychiatric disorder that prevents adequate compliance with the immunotherapy program.\n- Patients on current psychiatric treatment that interferes with diagnostic testing (e.g., tricyclic antidepressants). In case of needing psychiatric medication, this should not be withdrawn in order to be included in the study.\n- Concurrent participation in another clinical trial.\n- Non-cooperative attitude or non-compliance or taking medication to control allergic rhinitis/rhinoconjunctivitis symptoms other than that provided in this study.\n- Current drug or alcohol abuse or abuse during the previous year, or any substance abuse that may interfere with the trial in the investigator's discretion.\n- History of allergic reaction to any of the excipients present in the investigational product formulation.\n- Patients sensitized to epithelials (e.g. cat, dog, horse, mouse) who live with these animals or have frequent contact with them (direct or indirect)\n- Patients with clinically relevant sensitization to storage mites (mainly Lepidoglyphus destructor or Blomia tropicalis) at the investigator's discretion.\n- Patients with clinically relevant sensitization to fungi (mainly Alternaria alternata) at the investigator's discretion.\n- Use of other immunotherapy against D. pteronyssinus or other house dust mites (D. farinae) for more than one month in the last 5 years.\n- Current treatment with any type of immunotherapy with other allergens during the study period.\n- Current treatment or during the previous 16 weeks with any biological agent for allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and/or atopic dermatitis and/or any other non-allergic disease (dupilumab, benralizumab, mepolizumab, omalizumab, tezepelumab, among others)."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Comparison of the required protein dose of Der p 1/ Der p 2/ Der p 23 extract, to trigger a positive CPP, performed at baseline, and after 12 maintenance doses comparing placebo with the 3 active treatment arms (Der p 1/Der p 2/Der p 23) at different doses.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as the protein dose required to trigger a positive conjunctival provocation test (CPP) at baseline and after 12 maintenance doses; comparison between placebo and the three active dose arms."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change in combined symptom and medication score (CSMS1) from baseline and after 6 and 12 maintenance doses.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline measured after 6 and 12 maintenance doses using the CSMS1 score."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change in symptom score (dSS) from baseline and after 6 and 12 maintenance doses.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline measured after 6 and 12 maintenance doses using the dSS symptom score."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change in medication score (dMS) from baseline and after 6 and 12 maintenance doses.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline measured after 6 and 12 maintenance doses using the dMS medication score."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change in patient-reported visual analog scale (VAS) score on rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma symptoms (if applicable) (Appendix 7), from baseline and after 6 and 12 maintenance doses.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Patient-reported VAS for symptoms at baseline and after 6 and 12 maintenance doses."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change in severity of rhinitis and rhinoconjunctivitis as classified by the ARIA2 guideline (Appendix 8) from baseline and after 6 and 12 maintenance doses","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change in ARIA2-classified severity from baseline measured after 6 and 12 maintenance doses."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change in quality of life, according to the mini-RQLQ (Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire3, Appendix 9), from baseline and after 6 and 12 maintenance doses","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change in mini-RQLQ score from baseline measured after 6 and 12 maintenance doses."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change in lung function, according to forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), from baseline and after 6 and 12 maintenance doses.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change in FEV1 from baseline measured after 6 and 12 maintenance doses."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Percentage of patients showing improvement in CPP after 12 maintenance doses. To be considered an improvement, the concentration required to obtain a positive test after 12 doses must be higher (at least one dilution less) than that required at the baseline visit.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of patients whose CPP positive concentration after 12 maintenance doses is increased by at least one dilution compared to baseline."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Degree of asthma control, according to the ACT questionnaire (Asthma Control Test4, Appendix 10), at baseline and after 6 and 12 maintenance doses.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"ACT questionnaire scores at baseline and after 6 and 12 maintenance doses to assess asthma control."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change in asthma severity, according to GINA guideline 20245 (Appendix 11), from baseline, after 6 and 12 maintenance doses.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change in asthma severity classification per GINA guidelines from baseline measured after 6 and 12 maintenance doses."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Number of exacerbations defined as i. any worsening of asthma requiring hospitalizations or emergency department visits and necessitating systemic corticosteroid treatment for ≥ 3 consecutive days, or ii. any exacerbation requiring initiation or increase in baseline systemic corticosteroid intake for ≥ 3 consecutive days at baseline, after 6 and 12 maintenance doses. from baseline and after 6 and 12 maintenance doses.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Count of exacerbations meeting specified criteria recorded at baseline and after 6 and 12 maintenance doses."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Oral corticosteroid (CEO) consumption at baseline (during the previous year) and after 6 and 12 doses (since the previous visit). Measured as the number of cycles of at least 3 days of CEO.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Number of oral corticosteroid cycles (≥3 days) at baseline and after 6 and 12 doses."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- IgE levels (total and specific: D. pteronyssinus, Der p 1, Der p 2, and Der p 23) at basal, after 6 doses and after 12 maintenance doses.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Laboratory measurement of total and specific IgE at baseline, after 6 doses and after 12 maintenance doses."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- IgG4 levels (total and specific: D. pteronyssinus, Der p 1, Der p 2, and Der p 23) at baseline, after 6 doses and after 12 maintenance doses.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Laboratory measurement of total and specific IgG4 at baseline, after 6 doses and after 12 maintenance doses."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- IgE/IgG4 ratio, at baseline, after 6 doses and after 12 maintenance doses.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Calculation of IgE/IgG4 ratio from measured antibody levels at specified timepoints."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Skin sensitization by prick test (intraepidermal skin test). Change in papule size after administration of D. pteronyssinus extract and Der p 1, Der p 2, and Der p 23 extracts at basal, after 6 doses and after 12 maintenance doses.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measurement of change in skin prick test papule size for specified extracts at baseline and after 6 and 12 maintenance doses."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Severity/grade of systemic and local adverse reactions according to the 2010 World Allergy Organization (WAO, 2010) criteria6 (Appendix 12 and Appendix 13).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Grading of systemic and local adverse reactions per WAO 2010 criteria throughout the study."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Percentage (%) of adverse reactions (ARs) per 100 administrations (injections).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Rate of adverse reactions expressed as percentage per 100 administrations."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Percentage (%) of patients with at least one AR per 100 administrations (injections)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of patients with at least one adverse reaction per 100 administrations."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Description of therapeutic measures for the management of ARs as well as their outcome.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Descriptive reporting of treatments used to manage adverse reactions and outcomes."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
160
Recruitment Window Months
20
Consent Approach
Informed consent is required from patients or legal representatives; assent is used for minors (inclusion: "Patients/legal representatives who have understood and signed the informed consent or assent form."). Separate subject information and informed consent forms are provided (documents listed: L1_SIS and ICF Adults; L1_SIS and ICF pregnant minors). Study materials include Spanish translations.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
17
Total Number Of Participants
160

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
15-01-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
01-09-2025
Processing Time Days
229
Number Of Sites
17
Number Of Participants
160

Sites

Site Name
Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno Infantil
Department Name
Alergology
Principal Investigator Name
Javier Figueroa
Principal Investigator Email
jafiri@hotmail.com
Contact Person Name
Javier Figueroa
Contact Person Email
jafiri@hotmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti
Department Name
Alergology
Principal Investigator Name
Luis Alfredo González Gúzman
Principal Investigator Email
alfredo1651@yahoo.es
Contact Person Name
Luis Alfredo González Gúzman
Contact Person Email
alfredo1651@yahoo.es
Site Name
Hospital Sant Joan De Deu Barcelona
Department Name
Alergology
Principal Investigator Name
Rosa Jimenez Feijoo
Principal Investigator Email
rosamaria.jimenez@sjd.es
Contact Person Name
Rosa Jimenez Feijoo
Contact Person Email
rosamaria.jimenez@sjd.es
Site Name
Parc Tauli Hospital Universitari
Department Name
Alergology
Principal Investigator Name
Laura Valdesoiro
Principal Investigator Email
lvaldesoiro@tauli.cat
Contact Person Name
Laura Valdesoiro
Contact Person Email
lvaldesoiro@tauli.cat
Site Name
Hospital General Universitario Santa María del Rosell
Department Name
Alergology
Principal Investigator Name
Mercedes Ramirez Hernandez
Principal Investigator Email
alergologa@hotmail.com
Contact Person Name
Mercedes Ramirez Hernandez
Contact Person Email
alergologa@hotmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitario De La Plana
Department Name
Alergology
Principal Investigator Name
David Elqutob
Principal Investigator Email
elqutob@comv.es
Contact Person Name
David Elqutob
Contact Person Email
elqutob@comv.es
Site Name
Hospital General Universitario De Castellon
Department Name
Alergology
Principal Investigator Name
Maria Torres Cruz
Principal Investigator Email
ensayos_fisabio@gva.es
Contact Person Name
Maria Torres Cruz
Contact Person Email
ensayos_fisabio@gva.es
Site Name
Hospital Universitario De Canarias
Department Name
Alergology
Principal Investigator Name
Ruperto González Pérez
Principal Investigator Email
glezruperto@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
Ruperto González Pérez
Contact Person Email
glezruperto@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital De La Santa Creu I Sant Pau
Department Name
Alergology
Principal Investigator Name
Lorena Soto
Principal Investigator Email
lsoto@santpau.cat
Contact Person Name
Lorena Soto
Contact Person Email
lsoto@santpau.cat
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Nuestra Senora De Candelaria
Department Name
Alergology
Principal Investigator Name
Elena Rodríguez Plata
Principal Investigator Email
erp_1979@hotmail.com
Contact Person Name
Elena Rodríguez Plata
Contact Person Email
erp_1979@hotmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Y Politecnico La Fe
Department Name
Alergology
Principal Investigator Name
Leah Landaveri Sánchez
Principal Investigator Email
landaveri_lea@gva.es
Contact Person Name
Leah Landaveri Sánchez
Contact Person Email
landaveri_lea@gva.es
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Virgen De La Macarena
Department Name
Alergology
Principal Investigator Name
Virginia Luque
Principal Investigator Email
virginiadeluque@hotmail.com
Contact Person Name
Virginia Luque
Contact Person Email
virginiadeluque@hotmail.com
Site Name
University Hospital Virgen Del Rocio S.L.
Department Name
Alergology
Principal Investigator Name
José Antonio Bejarano
Principal Investigator Email
behu91@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
José Antonio Bejarano
Contact Person Email
behu91@gmail.com
Site Name
Bellvitge University Hospital
Department Name
Alergology
Principal Investigator Name
Teresa Dordal
Principal Investigator Email
teresadordal@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
Teresa Dordal
Contact Person Email
teresadordal@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol
Department Name
Alergology
Principal Investigator Name
Albert Roger
Principal Investigator Email
aroger.germanstrias@gencat.cat
Contact Person Name
Albert Roger
Contact Person Email
aroger.germanstrias@gencat.cat
Site Name
Centro Médico ASISA
Department Name
Alergology
Principal Investigator Name
Manuel Moreno Lobatón
Principal Investigator Email
dr.moreno@drlobaton.com
Contact Person Name
Manuel Moreno Lobatón
Contact Person Email
dr.moreno@drlobaton.com
Site Name
El Hospital Universitario De Gran Canaria Dr. Negrin
Department Name
Alergology
Principal Investigator Name
Lourdes Almeida
Principal Investigator Email
lalmqui@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
Lourdes Almeida
Contact Person Email
lalmqui@gmail.com

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Diater Laboratorio De Diagnostico Y Aplicaciones Terapeuticas S.A.
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Spain

Third parties

  • {"country":"Spain","full_name":"Evidenze Health Espana S.L.","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
MOLMite
Active Substance
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus allergens (Der p 1 / Der p 2 / Der p 23)
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION
Route
Subcutaneous
Starting Dose
Arm 1 maintenance dose: Der p 1 (0.2 µg) / Der p 2 (0.216 µg) / Der p 23 (0.04 µg)
Dose Levels
Arm 1: Der p1 0.2 µg / Der p2 0.216 µg / Der p23 0.04 µg | Arm 2: Der p1 0.5 µg / Der p2 0.54 µg / Der p23 0.1 µg | Arm 3: Der p1 1 µg / Der p2 1.08 µg / Der p23 0.2 µg
Frequency
Not specified (maintenance dosing; 12 maintenance doses planned)
Maximum Dose
Arm 3 maintenance dose: Der p1 1 µg / Der p2 1.08 µg / Der p23 0.2 µg
Investigational Product Name
Placebo (histamine, 0.9% saline and aluminium hydroxide)
Active Substance
Histamine; 0.9% saline; Aluminium hydroxide (placebo components)
Modality
Other
Routes Of Administration
SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION
Route
Subcutaneous
Frequency
Not specified (placebo administered per study schedule)
Combination Treatment
Yes

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