Scientists probe hidden IgE variants to unlock allergy mysteries
NCT ID NCT07328178
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at different forms of IgE (a protein involved in allergic reactions) in healthy volunteers and people with conditions like severe allergies, chronic hives, mastocytosis, and immune deficiencies. Researchers aim to understand how these IgE variations relate to health and disease. The study is observational, meaning no treatment is given—just blood samples and medical data are collected from 200 adults.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
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.
Who is studied
Patients with type I allergy (including medication allergy, venom allergy, food allergy, allergic rhinitis), patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (with or without omalizumab), patients with a recent history of anaphylaxis in whom serial sampling can be performed, patients undergoing desensitization for venom allergy, patients undergoing desensitization for medication allergy, patients with mastocytosis, patients with hereditary alpha tryptasemia, patients with X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA), healthy controls
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * CSU and type I allergic diseases (including anaphylaxis and desensitization), atopic dermatitis, mastocytosis, XLA and HaT (informed consent, age: any available adult subject, gender: any available subject, clinical phenotype and specific information about the allergy (e.g. severity, medication, medical history, laboratory testing) * Healthy controls (informed consent, age matched to the allergic patients, gender matched to the allergic patients, patient-reported symptoms related to allergy to aeroallergens, food, drugs, hymenoptera venom, CSU) Exclusion Criteria: * Absence of informed consent * Age \< 18 years old
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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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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UZ/KU Leuven
RECRUITINGLeuven, Vlaams-Brabant, 3000, Belgium
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