SmartStartAllergy - a novel SMS and smartphone based application to monitor infants starting solid foods and support implementation of infant feeding guidelines

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Peanut allergy; Inflammatory and Immune System - Allergies

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620000025932
• Lead Sponsor: Michael O'Sullivan

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-01-17
• Last Update Posted: 3 February 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2500

Inclusion Criteria

Infants attending a participating general practice in Western Australia who have a valid mobile phone number registered with the practice. Parents are the respondents to the SMS and questionnaire; they are included where their mobile phone number is listed as the primary mobile phone contact for their child with the general practice. Only one parent of a child will receive the study intervention as it is only the first listed mobile phone contact for the infant that is used for the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Infants whose parents have previously opted out of receiving SMS from the participating practice. Infants older than 6 months at the time of study commencement. Parents who have not provided a contact mobile phone number for their infant at the practice will be excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of infants who have eaten foods containing peanut, as assessed by parent response to SMS question Has <<name of child>> eaten foods with peanut?[12 months of age]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of infants with parent-reported allergic reaction to any food, as assessed by parent response to SMS question Has <<name of child>> had an allergic reaction to any food?[12 months of age];Proportion of infants who have introduced common allergenic solid foods, as assessed by parent completed study-specific web based questionnaire asking which foods their child has eaten with option for yes/no response to cow's milk, egg, fish, peanut, sesame, soy, tree nuts and wheat.[12 months of age];Proportion of infants with parent-reported allergic reaction to peanut, as assessed by parent completed study-specific web based questionnaire.[12 months of age];Proportion of infants with parent-reported allergic reaction to egg, as assessed by parent completed study-specific web based questionnaire.[12 months of age]