Children With Food Allergy
Conditions
Keywords
Health related quality of life, food allergy, children, chronic diseases
Brief summary
The number of studies concerning health related quality of life (HRQL) in children with food allergy is very limited. Only one study to date has compared HRQL of a group of children with food allergy to data published on general population and other chronic diseases. This study concluded to lowest HRQL scores in food allergic children compared to type 1 diabetes mellitus with important impact on scores concerning social activities.
Detailed description
Primary aim: To compare generic HRQL score in children with food allergy with other chronic diseases and with healthy chidren in an homogeneous socio-cultural context. Secondary aims : * To compare generic and specific HRQL scores in children with food allergy * Identifify in chidren with food allergy, clinical factrors assocated with lowest scores in order to improve our management. Methods Generic HRQL questionnaire (CHQ-87) will be distributed : * after hospital consultation for patients * in schools for healthy children A specific HRQL questionnaire (FAQLQ-CF or TF) and the Food Allergy Independent Measure will also distributed to chidren with food allergy.
Interventions
OTHERfilling questionnary to quality of life
filling questionnary to quality of life
Sponsors
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
8 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age between 8-18 year old * IgE mediated food allergy diagnosed by a pediatric allergologist with following criteria: Convincing history of allergic reaction with positive prick-test and specific IgE Or Open food challenge associated with positive prick-test and specific IgE * Signed informed consent of the two parents * Signed informed consent of the child * Health insurance recipient
Exclusion criteria
* Association with another medical or psychiatric chronic disease (excepted for controlled asthma) * Partially or not controlled asthma during last year * No signed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| comparison of12 scores of the generic health-related quality of life questionnaire CHQ-CF 87 between children with food allergy and healthy children scores. | Once at inclusion | 12 scores concerning the 12 following dimensions: * physical functioning * role functioning emotional * role functioning behavior * role functioning physical * bodily pain * general behavior * mental health * self-esteem * general health * change in health * family activities * family cohesion Comparison between children with food allergy and healthy children scores. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| comparaison beetween all questionnary | once at inclusion | 1. Comparison of the CHQ-CF 87 scores between children with food allergy and chidren with other chronic diseases. 2. Comparison of the CHQ-CF 87 scores with the FAQLQ-CF (or -TF) score (global and 4 dimensions) and with the FAIM score. 3. Comparison of the FAQLQ-CF (or-TF) (global and 4 dimensions) with clinical characteristics of the children with food allergy |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed