View clinical trials related to Food Allergy in Children.
Filter by:At present there is no cure for food allergy. People with a food allergy need to avoid the food they are allergic to in order to stay safe. However we know that accidental exposure is common. Researchers have begun to look at the effectiveness of 'oral immunotherapy' as a treatment for food allergy but results have been mixed. This study is a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of Probiotic and Peanut Oral Immunotherapy (PPOIT) in inducing tolerance in children with peanut allergy compared with Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) alone and with Placebo. Children will take increasing doses of peanut protein and a set amount of probiotic until a total of 18 months treatment is completed. Children will be tested for peanut allergy at the start of the study, at the end of PPOIT treatment T1 (18 months) and T2 (8 weeks) and T3 (1year) after treatment.
Objective: This Phase II STTR grant incorporated user feedback collected in an earlier development project to build interactive, web-based software that helps children with food allergies learn about their condition and gain self-management skills. This highly interactive game allows children to progress through virtual scenes to help them learn about food avoidance, symptom detection, and reaction management. In addition, this project built gaming complexity, with more levels and game options, of the two interactive games "Label Learning: Like it or Lose it!" and "Reaction Action!." Research Procedures: The researchers elicited input from 8 families of children (ages 8-12) with food allergies and their parents by presenting some of preliminary intervention materials (e.g., storyboards of a child in a family gathering involving food) in a focus group format. After that, up to 40 families of children with food allergies (ages 8-12) were recruited to participate in an "open trial". Families were asked to use the software for two weeks and provide feedback on the software. Up to 100 families of children with food allergies (ages 8-12) were then recruited to participate in a Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) to assess the efficacy of the F3A-App vs. Standard Care (brief office visit and educational handouts). Families in the clinical trial were asked to use the software for two weeks and complete a standard care allergy office visit. This design enabled the investigators to evaluate combined effects of Standard Care and the F3A-App through typical treatment channels (e.g., is the greatest efficacy found after a physician refers family to use the App after an office visit?). Gains in families' knowledge and confidence in food allergy management were evaluated, and interviews with families were conducted to gain further input regarding the software's credibility, usability, and acceptability. This entry describes only the RCT portion of this Phase II STTR project.
Objective: This Phase II STTR grant incorporated user feedback collected in an earlier development project to build interactive, web-based software that helps children with food allergies learn about their condition and gain self-management skills. This highly interactive game allows children to progress through virtual scenes to help them learn about food avoidance, symptom detection, and reaction management. In addition, this project built gaming complexity, with more levels and game options, of the two interactive games "Label Learning: Like it or Lose it!" and "Reaction Action!".
Education and dietary support are integral in managing food allergy in children. The study aim is to analyze the impact of E-learning on parental confidence in managing their child's food allergy.
The research will design and evaluate a CBT based intervention to support children aged 11-17 with food allergies. The research on this population has shown that they can experience high levels of anxiety in management of their allergy which can have a significant impact on quality of life. However, the research exploring psychological interventions is limited. CBT has a wide evidence base from NHS settings delivering interventions to support those with various health conditions. In addition, CBT has been shown to be effective for supporting adolescents manage their health-related anxiety. The investigators are interested in the feasibility of designing and implementing a one day workshop aimed at adolescents with food allergy and self-reported anxiety. The group workshop will involve psychoeducation on anxiety, skills and techniques to manage anxiety, relaxation and how to set goals in relation to their food allergy. It will involve 2 'arms', one where participants will attend the group and the other 'control arm' where they will not attend the group but they will receive materials from the group once the evaluation is complete. All participants will be asked to complete questionnaires that measure level of anxiety, food allergy quality of life and coping skills at baseline, time of workshop, one month follow up and three month follow up. There will also be an opportunity for participants to volunteer to take part in a follow up interview to evaluate the workshop and also to contribute more to the research on what this population requires in terms of a psychological intervention.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate use of a mobile application (also commonly referred to as an app) designed to support caregivers of children with newly diagnosed food allergy. This study has 2 phases. In Phase 1, the researchers obtained feedback regarding use of mobile apps from caregivers who have been managing their child's food allergy for one year or more. The researchers then used this feedback to build a mobile app for caregivers of children with newly diagnosed food allergy. In Phase 2, the researchers will evaluate the mobile app during a 4-week evaluation period with a group of caregivers of children newly diagnosed with food allergy. The data obtained from this study will hopefully benefit caregivers of children with newly diagnosed food allergy.
Allergy to tree nuts are frequent in children but allergy to almond is one of the less described tree nuts allergy. The main objective of our study is to determine diagnostic values of skin prick-tests and specific IgE to almond in a population of children sensitized to almond and challenged in our unit from november 2013 to march 2020.
Orality disorders are frequent in child. There are complications like growth and psychomotor development disorders. The aim is to estimate the prevalence of orality disorder for child with one or several food allergy.
The purpose of this study is to determine if non-invasive distracting devices (Virtual Reality headset) are more effective than the standard of care of utilizing existing technologies that are currently more common in food allergy research treatment and clinics (i.e. television and patients' personal electronic devices) for decreasing levels anxiety and fear in pediatric patients undergoing oral food challenge (OFC) and their caregivers.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether disruptions in the skin barrier of parents can contribute to the development of food allergies in their offspring. The study team will compare the superficial skin layers of mothers and fathers who do not have children with diagnosed food allergies to the skin layers of parents who do have children with diagnosed food allergy. The study will include a questionnaire, noninvasive superficial skin testing with skin tapping and transepidermal water loss measurements, and a blood draw.