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Blood test may end need for live wasp stings to check allergy treatment
NCT ID NCT04438525
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a blood test called BAT inhibition can replace live insect sting challenges for people with wasp venom allergy. Currently, sting challenges are the only reliable way to see if venom immunotherapy is working, but they are not widely available. Researchers will compare the blood test results with sting challenge outcomes in 219 adults to see if the blood test can accurately measure protection.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- blood test (BAT inhibition)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this blood test could replace live sting challenges, making it easier and safer to check if venom immunotherapy is protecting patients from allergic reactions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a diagnostic study, not a treatment trial. The test may not prove reliable enough to replace sting challenges, and results need confirmation in a larger group.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 219 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Legally competent male and female subjects who are currently treated or who have been treated with vespid venom immunotherapy * Age ≥18 and ≤70 years * Written consent of the participant after being informed Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * Autoimmune disease * Uncontrolled cardiovascular disease * Uncontrolled asthma
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Medical University of Graz
RECRUITINGGraz, 8036, Austria