Skin Prick Test for the Diagnosis of Food Allergy- a Comparison of Different Commercial Extracts and Raw Food

October 6, 2015 updated by: Arnon Goldberg, Meir Medical Center
Immediate food allergy is , sometimes , a life threatening situation . Diagnosis is done by skin prick test with commercial extracts. Nevertheless, some of the extracts are not optimal and reproduce false negative results (no allergy) in patients with history highly suggestive of allergic reaction. The aim of this study is to compare the reproducibility of different commercial extracts and raw food in patients with convincing history of acute allergic symptoms related to food .

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

200

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Israel
      • Kfar-Saba, Israel, 44281
        • Allergy and clinical immunology unit , Meir hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

1 month to 120 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Suspected immediate allergic reaction to food

Exclusion Criteria:none

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: raw food skin test
skin test with the suspected raw food
Procedure: skin test
skin test with the Suspected raw food

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
correlation between the results of skin test with commercial extracts and raw food
Time Frame: immediate
immediate

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Meir Medical Center

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 9, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 10, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

January 11, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 7, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 6, 2015

Last Verified

October 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • crufood1

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