Efficacy and safety of SQ house dust mite sublingual immunotherapy-tablet (12 SQ-HDM) in children with allergic rhinitis/rhinoconjunctivitis with or without asthma (MT-12): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase III trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Allergic rhinitis/rhinoconjunctivitis (AR/C) induced by house dust mites (HDM) often begins in childhood and negatively impacts a child's quality of life. The daily burden can be further compounded by comorbid asthma. Allergen immunotherapy is the only available treatment targeting the underlying cause of allergic disease. Efficacy and safety of the SQ HDM sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT)-tablet has been demonstrated in adults and adolescents with HDM AR/C with or without asthma, but data are lacking for younger children.

Methods

Phase III, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in younger children (5-11 years) with HDM AR/C with or without asthma. Eligible subjects were randomised 1:1 to SQ HDM SLIT-tablet or placebo for ∼1 year and had free access to

SUBMITTER: Schuster A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11638617 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature