Children With Food Allergy Clinical Trial
Official title:
Health Related Quality of Life in Children With Food Allergy: Comparison to Healthy Children and Children With Other Chronic Diseases
The number of studies concerning health related quality of life (HRQL) in children with food
allergy is very limited.
Only one study to date has compared HRQL of a group of children with food allergy to data
published on general population and other chronic diseases. This study concluded to lowest
HRQL scores in food allergic children compared to type 1 diabetes mellitus with important
impact on scores concerning social activities.
Primary aim:
To compare generic HRQL score in children with food allergy with other chronic diseases and
with healthy chidren in an homogeneous socio-cultural context.
Secondary aims :
- To compare generic and specific HRQL scores in children with food allergy
- Identifify in chidren with food allergy, clinical factrors assocated with lowest scores
in order to improve our management.
Methods
Generic HRQL questionnaire (CHQ-87) will be distributed :
- after hospital consultation for patients
- in schools for healthy children A specific HRQL questionnaire (FAQLQ-CF or TF) and the
" Food Allergy Independent Measure " will also distributed to chidren with food
allergy.
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Allocation: Non-Randomized, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Open Label