Status:
COMPLETED
Allergy UK Research and Development Nurse Project
Lead Sponsor:
University of Edinburgh
Collaborating Sponsors:
Allergy UK
Conditions:
Allergy
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of the research project is to develop, deliver and assess the feasibility of a nurse-led allergy clinic in primary care, taking into account population, geographical area and needs of healthca...
Detailed Description
The study will consist of the development and delivery of a nurse led clinical intervention to provide allergy care in the community within the NHS Lothian primary care setting. The clinical intervent...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All children, young people and adults who fit the selection criteria from across all the practices can be referred to the allergy clinic.
- All patients and parents / carers where appropriate must be deemed capable of giving informed consent to take part in the research project.
- Infants under two with suspected food allergy
- Infants under two with moderate-to-severe eczema not responding to standard treatment.
- Children and young people (up to 16 years of age) with suspected allergic rhinitis symptoms that are unresponsive to a combination of oral antihistamines and nasal steroids
- Young people and adults (from 16 years of age) with a history of anaphylaxis or suspected anaphylaxis
Exclusion
- Over 2 years of age with delayed type food allergy presenting primarily with gastrointestinal symptoms
- Over 2 years of age with confirmed non IgE-mediated symptoms including food intolerances, coeliac disease etc.
- Single urticarial reactions without an obvious triggers
- Non-allergic chronic urticaria
- Drug allergy
- Well controlled allergic rhinitis, asthma or atopic eczema
- Mild-to-moderate atopic eczema without an obvious allergic trigger
- Localised insect sting reactions
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 4 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 28 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
250 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03826953
Start Date
July 4 2017
End Date
February 28 2021
Last Update
May 1 2024
Active Locations (1)
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University Of Edinburgh Health Centre
Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH8 9AL