Impacts of Nitrogen Deposition in the Natural Environment on Pollen Allergy in Belgium
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Diagnostic test
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The investigators want to study the effect of environmental nitrogen enrichment on the allergy burden in pollen-sensitized subjects.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Positive skin prick test for grass and/or birch pollen
Locations
Other Locations
Belgium
University Hospitals Leuven
RECRUITING
Leuven
Contact Information
Primary
Rik Schrijvers, MD, PhD
rik.schrijvers@uzleuven.be
+3216342985
Backup
Raf Aerts, PhD
raf.aerts@sciensano.be
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-06-29
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-04
Participants
Target number of participants: 200
Treatments
Other: Allergic subjects
All subject with positive skin prick testing for grass and/or birch pollen are assigned to this group.
Other: Healthy controls
Subjects with negative skin prick testing for grass and/or birch pollen are assigned to this group and used for as negative controls in our experiments.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Université Catholique de Louvain, Sciensano, KU Leuven, University of Namur
Leads: prof. dr. Rik Schrijvers