Clinical Trial: One-year Survey of Anaphylaxis in Outpatient Children Allergic to Peanuts, Walnuts/Hazelnuts, Shellfish
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: One-year Survey of Anaphylaxis in Outpatient Children Allergic to Peanuts, Walnuts/Hazelnuts, Shellfish
Brief Summary:
In Italy, few data about anaphylaxis due to peanuts in pediatric age are available, conversely data about walnuts/hazelnuts, shellfish/mollusks anaphylaxis have not yet been collected.
Children with physician-confirmed food allergy to peanuts, walnuts/hazelnuts and shellfish/mollusks will be recruited from 9 allergy clinics located in the Italian Territory (Bologna, Lecce, Napoli, Palermo, Parma, Pavia, Roma, Torino, Trento).
Parent of food allergic children will compile a food allergy questionnaire (questions about general information on the family, on life and food habits, on indoor environment, on health status, on clinical aspects of the allergy, on the access to diagnostic and treatment resources).
Parent of healthy children will compile a control questionnaire (questions about general information on the family, on life and food habits and on indoor environment) The 1-year survey will determine the frequency of anaphylaxis in allergic outpatient children.
Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Stefania La Grutta, MD
Current Primary Outcome: Frequency of Anaphylaxis in 1 year [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome:
Original Secondary Outcome:
Information By: Istituto di Biomedicina e Immunologia Molecolare Alberto Monroy
Dates:
Date Received: December 9, 2015
Date Started: October 2012
Date Completion:
Last Updated: December 23, 2015
Last Verified: December 2015