Status: Finalised
First registered on:
13/05/2015
Last updated on:
24/11/2022
1. Study identification
EU PAS Register NumberEUPAS9358
Official titleAssessment of Oralair® use in real-life
Study title acronymEVORA
Study typeObservational study
Brief description of the studyOralair® is a sublingual immunotherapy tablet indicated for the treatment of grass pollen-induced allergic rhinitis with or without conjunctivitis with relevant clinical symptoms confirmed by positive skin test and or existence of pollen specific IgE antibodies for any of the five grass species contained in this drug. Oralair® is approved for use in children (older than 5 years of age) and adults. The EVORA study was requested by the French authorities to assess the use of Oralair® in real-life in France. This study is a prospective cohort of 300 adults and 150 children who initiate Oralair® for the next pollen season with a follow-up until the end of the season and is conducted by allergy specialists.
Was this study requested by a regulator?Yes: France
Is the study required by a Risk Management Plan (RMP)?
Not applicable
Regulatory procedure number (RMP Category 1 and 2 studies only)
Other study registration identification numbers and URLs as applicable
2. Research centres and Investigator details
Coordinating study entity
Department/Research grouppharmacoepidemiology
Organisation/affiliationUniversity of Bordeaux
Details of (Primary) lead investigator
Title Dr
Last name Blin
First name Patrick
Is this study being carried out with the collaboration of a research network?
No
Other centres where this study is being conducted
Not applicable (single centre)
Countries in which this study is being conducted
National study
France
3. Study timelines: initial administrative steps, progress reports and final report
PlannedActual
Date when funding contract was signed20/12/2013
Start date of data collection01/12/201401/12/2014
Start date of data analysis
Date of interim report, if expected
Date of final study report30/04/201623/06/2016
4. Sources of funding
Please provide estimates of the percentage of funding by source for this study
Names(s)Approximate % funding
Pharmaceutical companiesStallergenes SA100
Charities
Government body
Research councils
EU funding scheme
5. Contact details for enquiries
Scientific Enquiries
Title Dr
Last name Blin
First name Patrick
Address line 1146 Rue Leo Saignat
Address line 2
Address line 3
CityBordeaux
Postcode33076
CountryFrance
Phone number (incl. country code)33557574675
Alternative phone number
Fax number (incl. country code)
Public Enquiries
Title Dr
Last name Blin
First name Patrick
Address line 1146 Rue Leo Saignat
Address line 2
Address line 3
CityBordeaux
Postcode33076
CountryFrance
Phone number (incl. country code)33557574675
Alternative phone number
Fax number (incl. country code)
6. Study drug(s) information
Substance class (ATC Code)V01AA02 (grass pollen)
Single-Constituent (Substance INN)GRASS POLLEN ALLERGEN EXTRACT
7. Medical conditions to be studied
Medical condition(s)Yes
Rhinitis allergic
8. Population under study
Age
Children (2 - 11 years)
Adolescents (12 - 17 years)
Adults (18 - 44 years)
Adults (45 - 64 years)
Adults (65 - 74 years)
Adults (75 years and over)
Sex
Male
Female
9. Number of subjects
Estimated total number of subjects450
Additional information
300 adults and 150 children
10. Source of data
Is this study being carried out with an established data source?No
Sources of data
Prospective patient-based data collection
11. Scope of the study
What is the scope of the study?
Disease epidemiology
Drug utilisation study
Primary scope : Drug utilisation study
12. Main objective(s)
What is the main objective of the study?
To describe the prescription patterns of Oralair®: indication, dosage, date of drug initiation compared to pollen season, concomitant drugs including antihistamines, local corticosteroids, cromones, and decongestants
Are there primary outcomes?No
Are there secondary outcomes?No
13. Study design
What is the design of the study?
Cohort study
14. Follow-up of patients
Will patients be followed up?Yes
Please describe duration of follow up
Patients will be followed-up until the end of the pollen season and at least until the end of September 2015
15. Data analysis plan
Please provide a brief summary of the analysis method
Statistical analysis will be carried out by the Bordeaux pharmacoepi according to a documented and approved Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP). The SAP describes statistical analysis as foreseen at the time of planning study. Statistical analysis will be performed after database lock using SAS® software (SAS Institute, last version, North Carolina, USA). Statistical analysis will be conducted separately for children and for adults. Qualitative variables (binary or categorical) and ordinal variables will be described in terms of number and frequency. Quantitative variables will be described in terms of number, mean, standard deviation, median and extreme values. The 95% confidence interval will be calculated for the relevant parameters.
16. ENCePP seal
Are you requesting the ENCePP seal for this study?
No
17. Full protocol
Not submitted
18. Study Results
Not submitted
Please list the 5 most relevant publications using data from your study
ReferenceLink to web-publication
An observational cohort study of the use of five-grass-pollen extract sublingual immunotherapy during the 2015 pollen season in France. Blin P, Demoly P, Drouet M, Falissard B, Lignot-Maleyran S, Maizi H, Lorrain S, Lassalle R, Droz-Perroteau C, Moore N, Molimard M. Allergy Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2018 Sep 24.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13223-018-0262-9
19. Other relevant documents
Conflict(s) of interest of
investigator(s)Not submitted
Composition of Steering Group and
ObserversNot submitted
Other documentsNot
submitted
Signed Code of
Conduct Checklist
Not submitted
Signed Code of Conduct Declaration
Not submitted
Signed Checklist for Study
Protocols
Not submitted
