Quality of Life in Food Allergic Families

Food allergies are becoming more prevalent with more children being diagnosed with food allergies each year. Food allergies place a tremendous burden not just on the patient but on his/her family as well. In an attempt to provide better care to the investigators patients, the investigators would like to determine if regular contact with our food allergy nurse has a positive effect on a family's perceived quality of life.

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Key information

Conditions

Food Allergy Food Hypersensitivity Hypersensitivity Hypersensitivity, Immediate Immune System Diseases

Age range

Up to 17 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Michigan Allergy and Immunology Clinic

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106, United States

About this study

We intend to show a difference between the intervention group, who will receive a food allergy packet, along with three follow up phone calls from our trained allergy nurse, and the control group, will be given the food allergy packet only. We expect the intervention group to score higher on the quality of life survey, showing that the support and education of our allergy nurse has a positive effect on quality of life of our patients and their families.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

IgE mediated food allergy
Ages 0-17
Willing to participate

Exclusion criteria

Food sensitivities
Unable to understand or read survey
Unable to be available for follow up survey and nurse phone calls.

Treatment and study plan

Counseling

Behavioral

Our food allergy nurse will contact our intervention group and discuss any questions or concerns they may have regarding their child's food allergy.

Placebo phone call

Behavioral

Phone call w/ no behavioral counseling

Primary outcomes

Difference in validated quality of life survey

Time frame: twelve months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Michigan

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2010
Primary completion: 2010
Study completion: 2010
First posted: Jan 22, 2010
Registry last updated: Jun 30, 2016

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