Improving Nutrient Intake and Growth in Children With Multiple Food Allergies

Completed

Conditions studied: Food Allergy

In brief

* Hypothesis 1: Food allergies are associated with poor growth which can be corrected with nutrition intervention. * More than 10% of children with multiple food allergies will have a weight-for-age z-score less than - 2 at diagnosis. The z-score is a measure of the distance from the mean value, or 50th percentile on the growth chart. A z-score of less than - 2 indicates that the child is underweight. * Growth parameters of children with multiple food allergies will improve after intervention by a team that includes a dietitian and an allergist. * Hypothesis 2: Food allergies are associated with low micronutrient intake which can be corrected with nutrition intervention. o More than 30% of children with multiple food allergies will consume less than 67% of the Dietary Reference Intake for at least one macronutrient or micronutrient at diagnosis. * Macronutrient and micronutrient intake will increase after intervention by a team that includes a dietitian and an allergist. o • Hypothesis 3: Food allergies are related to behavioral feeding problems which can be corrected with nutrition intervention. * At least 25% of children with multiple food allergies will have behavioral feeding problems at diagnosis. * Prevalence of behavioral feeding problems will decrease after nutrition intervention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01571830

Run by

Medical College of Wisconsin

People needed

43

Starts

2011-12-01

Expected to finish

2014-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-08-06

Who can join

Age: 1 and older, up to 6. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 6 months to 6 years
• 2 or more food allergies
• At least one of the food allergies must be milk, egg, wheat, or soy
• Confirmed with skin prick testing or SIgE
• Diagnosed at CHW Asthma, Allergy, \& Immunology Clinic
• Second opinions are included as long as patient has never been seen by a dietitian for food allergies

You may not qualify if…

• Previously seen by a dietitian for food allergies
• Developmental delay
• Genetic syndrome
• Other chronic medical conditions besides asthma, eczema, or eosinophilic esophagitis
• Hyper-IgE syndrome
• Immune deficiency disease
• History of digestive surgery
• Non-English speaking
• Currently receiving nutrition support (enteral or parenteral nutrition)
• Received oral steroids for more than 7 days in the previous three months

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital of Wisconsin — Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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