Status:
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
The Significance of a Timely Food Allergy Diagnosis and Optimal Surveillance of Nutritional Status in Children
Lead Sponsor:
Vilnius University
Conditions:
Food Allergy in Children
Food Allergy in Infants
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-12 years
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to gain more knowledge on the nutritional and immunological aspects of allergy to milk and eggs in children.
Detailed Description
Food allergy in children is an emerging problem in many countries. Milk and eggs are important sources of nutrition in childhood. Restricting these products in children's diets can affect the quality ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects from 6 months to 12 years of age and their parents / guardians.
- Subjects with suspected or confirmed allergy to chicken's egg and/or cow's milk. Suspected food allergy is defined as sensitization to a food that has not been consumed recently (in the last 3 months) without symptoms or sensitization to a food that has never been consumed. A confirmed food allergy is defined as a food allergy that has previously been confirmed by a positive result of an oral food challenge.
- Legal guardians of the subject are capable to sign a written informed consent form.
Exclusion
- Subjects to whom food allergies are unlikely (who have recently eaten a suspected food without symptoms or who have not eaten food recently but have never had symptoms and are not sensitized).
- Subjects to whom an oral food challenge is contraindicated.
- Subjects with comorbid chronic diseases affecting the child 's nutrition and growth.
- Legal guardians of the subject do not wish to participate in the study or are unable to sign a written consent form.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2028
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05287074
Start Date
July 1 2021
End Date
June 1 2028
Last Update
March 18 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Clinics
Vilnius, Lithuania