Clinical trial NCT03101618: Animal Allergy in Korean Pet Owners, Pet-related Industry Workers, and Laboratory Animal Reseachers
Official title: The Prevalence of Animal Allergy and Sensitization to Animal Allergen Among Participants in International Symposium of Korean Association for Laboratory Science and Companion Animal Exhibition
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Allergic Rhinitis
Allergic Conjunctivitis
Urticaria
Asthma
Keywords: allergen
allergy
pet
Lead sponsor: Gachon University Gil Medical Center
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2017-04-05
Enrollment: 643
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 19
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Participants in international symposium of Korean association for laboratory science and companion animal exhibition

Brief summary: The investigators surveyed the prevalence of animal allergy and sensitization to animal allergen among participants in international symposium of Korean association for laboratory science (laboratory animal researchers) and companion animal exhibition (pet owner and pet-related industry workers).

Detailed description: The investigators enrolled participants in international symposium of Korean association for laboratory science (laboratory animal researchers) and pet animal exhibition (pet owner and pet-related industry workers) after informed consents. Subjects were asked to response to questionnaires regarding their age, gender, comorbid allergic disease, family history of allergy, pet or laboratory animal, exposure time, allergic symptoms during exposure to animals. Subjects underwent skin prick test with animal allergens and other inhalant allergens.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants in international symposium of Korean association for laboratory science and companion animal exhibition from whom informed consents were obtained.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Subjects who reject enrollment into this study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Skin reactivity to animal allergens
timeFrame: The day of survey
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Skin reactivity to other inhalant allergens
timeFrame: The day of survey
measure: The prevalance of cormobid allergy
timeFrame: The day of survey
measure: Duration of animal exposure
timeFrame: The day of survey
measure: Animal contact time
timeFrame: The day of survey
measure: Residence of animal
timeFrame: The day of survey
measure: Site of animal defecation
timeFrame: The day of survey
measure: Laboratory or pet animal
timeFrame: The day of survey
measure: Severity of allergic symptom
timeFrame: The day of survey
measure: Duration of allergic symptom
timeFrame: The day of survey
measure: Frequency of house cleaning, bed cleansing, animal haircut, and animal hair removal from their garmet
timeFrame: The day of survey
measure: Use of medical service
timeFrame: The day of survey
measure: Perception of animal allergy, its avoidance and immunotherapy
timeFrame: The day of survey
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Incheon
country: Korea, Republic of
facility: Gachon University Gil Medical Center
Study officials:
affiliation: Gachon University Gil Medical Center
name: Sang Pyo Lee, MD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
References:
citation: Park YB, Mo EK, Lee JY, Kim JH, Kim CH, Hyun IG, Choi JH. Association between pet ownership and the sensitization to pet allergens in adults with various allergic diseases. Allergy Asthma Immunol Res. 2013 Sep;5(5):295-300. doi: 10.4168/aair.2013.5.5.295. Epub 2013 Jun 25.
citation: Moghtaderi M, Farjadian S, Abbaszadeh Hasiri M. Animal allergen sensitization in veterinarians and laboratory animal workers. Occup Med (Lond). 2014 Oct;64(7):516-20. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqu097. Epub 2014 Aug 7.
citation: Krakowiak A, Wiszniewska M, Krawczyk P, Szulc B, Wittczak T, Walusiak J, Palczynski C. Risk factors associated with airway allergic diseases from exposure to laboratory animal allergens among veterinarians. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2007 May;80(6):465-75. doi: 10.1007/s00420-006-0153-0. Epub 2006 Oct 5.