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Health Related Quality of Life in Children With Food Allergy: Comparison to Controls and Other Chronic Diseases

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Children With Food Allergy
Interventions
Other: filling questionnary to quality of life
Registration Number
NCT02008643
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
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.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
861
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

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
FACTORIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
witnessesfilling questionnary to quality of lifeInclusion criteria Age between 8-18 year old Children attending schools of Nice City Signed informed consent of the two parents Signed informed consent of the child Health insurance recipient Non inclusion criteria Association with another medical or psychiatric chronic disease No signed consent
children with food allergyfilling questionnary to quality of lifeChidren aged 8-18 year with food allergy
children with chronic diseasesfilling questionnary to quality of life-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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 Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
comparaison beetween all questionnaryonce 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

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Service de Pédiatrie

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Nice, France

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