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Hay fever treated with ACTH gel.

Parr EJ

Clinical allergy1 Sept 1976Cited by 3 (Europe PMC)

PMID184978 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1111/j.1365-2222.1976.tb01932.x (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-00184978
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Summary

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Results from this study3

3 results from studies that gave the peptide. 3 results from people.

  1. 01HumanNon-randomized trialEfficacy outcome

    In hay fever patients, those receiving ACTH gel reported more favourable injection results than those receiving placebo.

    In plain wordsIn hay fever patients, ACTH gel recipients reported better injection results than placebo recipients.

    Peptide
    ACTH (corticotropin)
    Outcome
    IncreaseSubjective treatment response
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Placebo
    Outcome group
    Immune response · Immune and inflammation
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Subjectively, those treated with ACTH gel were pleased with the results and reported more favourably on the injections than those receiving placebo.
    2 context sentences
    Summary · context
    ACTH gel was used as a treatment for hay fever during the 1972-1974 hay fever seasons.
    Summary · context
    Patients suffering from hay fever were given ACTH in different dose schedules and other hay fever patients were used as controls.
  2. 02HumanNon-randomized trialEfficacy outcome

    In hay fever patients, ACTH gel at 80 units once or twice weekly significantly reduced hay fever incidence versus controls.

    In plain wordsIn hay fever patients, ACTH gel at 80 units once or twice weekly reduced hay fever incidence versus controls.

    Peptide
    ACTH (corticotropin)
    Outcome
    DecreaseHay fever incidence
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Controls
    Outcome group
    Immune response · Immune and inflammation
    Studied dose
    80 units once weekly or 80 units twice weeklyAs given in this study (human).

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Objectively, using presence of any symptoms as the index of measurement, those treated with ACTH gel (80 units once weekly or 80 units twice weekly) had a significantly lower incidence of hay fever.
    2 context sentences
    Summary · context
    ACTH gel was used as a treatment for hay fever during the 1972-1974 hay fever seasons.
    Summary · context
    Patients suffering from hay fever were given ACTH in different dose schedules and other hay fever patients were used as controls.
  3. 03HumanNon-randomized trialSafety outcome

    In hay fever patients treated with ACTH gel, side effects were few.

    In plain wordsIn hay fever patients treated with ACTH gel, side effects were few.

    Peptide
    ACTH (corticotropin)
    Outcome
    Not applicableSide effects
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Outcome group
    Adverse events · Immune and inflammation
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Side effects were few.
    2 context sentences
    Summary · context
    ACTH gel was used as a treatment for hay fever during the 1972-1974 hay fever seasons.
    Summary · context
    Patients suffering from hay fever were given ACTH in different dose schedules and other hay fever patients were used as controls.

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  1. Version 2Current

    28 Oct 2026, 02:03 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    27 Oct 2026, 16:35 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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