Tolerance in Beekeepers
Recruiting
Observational Study
Bee Sting
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 120 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust · Other
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About This Trial
Beekeepers experience multiple bee stings each year. Many of these beekeepers (25-60%) become sensitized to bee venom through the production of specific antibodies that target the bee venom. Although these antibodies are important in the triggering of an allergic reaction only a small number of sensitised beekeepers go on to have an allergic reaction with symptoms away from the site of the sting. …
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
\- Group 1 inclusion criteria.
* Individuals naive to beekeeping (\<2 previous bee stings, none in the last 24 months)
* no history of anaphylaxis to stings. Group 2 inclusion criteria.
* Beekeepers with \> approximately 10 stings/year who have been beekeeping for \>3 years.
* …
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