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- Seafood Allergy Registry Opens
- The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) is maintaining a registry of individuals with allergy to seafood. The registry is a research endeavor for the purpose of learning more about these allergies. You (or your child) qualify to participate in this registry if you (or your child) have a seafood allergy. Participation is completely voluntary. If you wish to participate, click here to download a form that asks various questions about the seafood-allergic person's allergies.
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Clinical Trials- For commonly asked questions about clinical trials, click here.
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/info/resources
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Observational Study of Food Allergy
Why have we seen an apparent rise in food allergy? How can we predict who is at risk to have a persistent food allergy or develop a new food allergy, and how can we stop it from happening?
Trying to answer these and other questions about food allergy is the focus of a new study now underway called “An Observational Study of Food Allergy.” The study is one of several planned by the Consortium of Food Allergy Research (CoFAR).
- This study is sponsored by a branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Also, this study is occuring in five medical centers across the US.
The “Observational Study” targets the most common food allergies, milk, egg, and peanut, and involves closely monitoring infants and young children over time. Their siblings may also participate. Researchers will provide typical care for egg, milk, and peanut allergy, including typical skin and blood tests, and they provide instructions for diagnosis and treatment, all free of charge as part of the study.
Researchers will additionally collect and monitor detailed information about diet and medical problems, carefully monitor the typical allergy test results, and also perform additional tests on blood samples. They hope these additional tests will provide clues for better diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of food allergies in the future.
- Since this study is sponsored by the NIH, information about this study can be found on the ClinicalTrials.gov site.
Periodic updates on the study and other information will is also available on the CoFAR Web site.
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network serves only as a point of contact for the research projects listed on this web page. The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network does not endorse and is not affiliated in any other way with these research projects, unless otherwise noted. The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network makes no promises or warranties, expressed and implied, as to the appropriateness of any given research project listed on this Web site. The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network disclaims all warranties of fitness for a particular purpose and merchantability as to all such matters. The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network will not be liable under any circumstances for any damages arising from participation in any of the research projects listed on this Web site, whether such losses are special, incidental, consequential, or otherwise.
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