Educating adolescents at Risk of Anaphylaxis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Anaphylactic shock in paediatrics; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning; Anaphylactic shock, unspecified

• Registration Number: ISRCTN06898570
• Lead Sponsor: ewcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-10-18
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

1. Be a young person aged 11-16 years (inclusive)
2. Be a patient of the Great North Children's Hospital regional allergy clinic
3. Have confirmed food (nut) allergy
4. Have been prescribed an adrenaline self-injectable autoinjector device
5. Speak and understand written and spoken English
6. Male or female participants

Exclusion Criteria

1. Must not have another (non-allergic/ atopic) chronic medical condition
2. Regarded by parent/carer as not yet capable of supported, independent allergy care
3. Unable to speak and/or understand written and spoken English

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knowledge & skills measured at study entry, at end of education session and at follow-up (3 months after session)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Carriage of SIA device, measured at study entry and follow-up (3 months)<br>2. Impact of smartphone app measured at follow-up - self-reported and correlated with knowledge / skills / QoL.<br>3. Quality of life measured at study entry and at follow-up (3 months)