Search / Trial NCT06221540

The Impact of an Evidence-based Myth-busting Information Intervention on Maternal Food Allergy Related Quality of Life, Anxiety and Self-efficacy

Launched by CHILDREN'S HEALTH IRELAND · Jan 23, 2024

Trial Information

Current as of October 04, 2024

Completed

Keywords

Educational Intervention Food Allergy Quality Of Life Anxiety Self Efficacy Maternal Education Booklet Immune System Diseases Hypersensitivity, Immediate Food Hypersensitivity

Description

Carers of food allergic children report that their information needs are greatest at the beginning of their journey when their child first experiences a food allergic reaction. Unfortunately, wait times to attend specialist paediatric allergy clinics can be lengthy. Thus, families can experience a prolonged time-gap between the initial allergic reaction and accessing diagnostic testing and benefitting from multi-disciplinary support and education. Furthermore, carers report often contradictory advice from non-specialist Healthcare Professionals (HCPs). This in turn encourages carers to look...

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • * First referral to Children's Health Ireland allergy service for evaluation of 'Immediate type' IgE food allergy.
  • * Referral accepted and triaged to a waiting list between 30 months to six months prior to study commencement.
  • * Child aged between three years and 12 years at the time of study commencement.
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • * Referral source from Children's Health Ireland (CHI) dermatology or immunology services or the patient already attends services that will evaluate food allergy such as CHI dermatology and /or immunology.
  • * Child younger than three years and older than 12 years at the time of study commencement.
  • * Referral information is not suggestive of an IgE mediated food allergy.
  • * Complex referral history suggestive of chronic urticaria, mast cell disorders or eosinophilic oesophagitis.

About Sponsor

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Locations

Dublin, , Ireland

People applied

Timeline

First submit

Trial launched

Trial updated

Estimated completion

Not reported

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