The Efficacy of Nigella Sativa in Children With House Dust Mite-Induced Respiratory Allergy Receiving Immunotherapy

Summary

An experimental study aims to investigate the efficacy of Nigella Sativa in children with house dust mite (HDM)-induced respiratory allergy receiving immunotherapy. This study observes symptom, medication, combine symptom-medication score, quality of life (QoL), skin prick test, IL-4, TGF-β, IL-10, IgG4 specific HDM, IgE Specific HDM, and IFN-γ as the outcome. This study will be done on 40 subjects (20 subjects in control group and 20 subjects in experimental group), in children diagnosed with house dust mite-induced respiratory allergy such as allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and/or asthma, with an age of 2 to 17 years old, receiving allergen specific immunotherapy, not having an autoimmune disease, malignancy, nor chronic respiratory infection at the beginning of study, and has an approval from their parents. In control group, subjects will receive allergen specific immunotherapy and standard pharmacotherapy for underlying diagnose. In experimental group, subjects will receive nigella sativa oil for 14 weeks, allergen specific immunotherapy, and standard pharmacotherapy for underlying diagnose. All subjects will observe for 14 weeks during build up phase of immunotherapy. They will be monitored regularly, since this study starts, at each week, and at the end of this study. The symptom, medication, and combine symptom-medication score will be calculated at every session of monitoring. Quality of life (QoL), skin prick test, IL-4, TGF-β, IL-10, IgG4 specific HDM, IgE Specific HDM, and IFN-γ will be collected at the beginning and the end of this study.

Timeline

Start

2022-08

Primary completion

2023-03

Completion

2023-05

Publications

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