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Food Allergy Superheroes Training (FAST) Program for Food Allergy (FAST Program Trial)

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Research Sponsored by Kent State University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up pre-intervention to post-intervention (approximately 2 weeks), pre-intervention to one-month follow-up (approximately 6 weeks), post-intervention to one-month follow-up (approximately 4 weeks)
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FAST Program Trial Summary

This trial is testing a skills-based intervention to teach young children with food allergies how to stay safe. The goal is to help them avoid potentially deadly sequelae like anaphylaxis.

Eligible Conditions
  • Food Allergy
  • Treatment Compliance
  • Childhood

FAST Program Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~pre-intervention to post-intervention (approximately 2 weeks), pre-intervention to one-month follow-up (approximately 6 weeks), post-intervention to one-month follow-up (approximately 4 weeks)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and pre-intervention to post-intervention (approximately 2 weeks), pre-intervention to one-month follow-up (approximately 6 weeks), post-intervention to one-month follow-up (approximately 4 weeks) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in child-report food assessment
Change in in situ food assessment score
Change in role-play food assessment
Secondary outcome measures
Food Allergy Impact Scale (FAIS)
Food Allergy Knowledge Test (FAKT)
Food Allergy Management and Adaptation Scale (FAMAS)
+1 more
Other outcome measures
Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)

FAST Program Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Food Allergy Superheroes Training (FAST) ProgramExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants enrolled in this arm of the study will receive 5, 20 minutes skills training sessions designed to promote adherence to food allergy safety guidelines. These sessions will occur over the period of <2 weeks. All sessions will occur at the PIs laboratory or within the participant's home.
Group II: Food Allergy Knowledge (FAK) InterventionActive Control1 Intervention
Participants enrolled in this arm of the study will receive 5, 20 minutes educational training sessions designed to increase knowledge pertaining to food allergies. These sessions will occur over the period of <2 weeks. All sessions will occur at the PIs laboratory or within the participant's home.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Food Allergy Superheroes Training (FAST) Program
2019
N/A
~40

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Rhode Island HospitalOTHER
260 Previous Clinical Trials
66,970 Total Patients Enrolled
University of MemphisOTHER
70 Previous Clinical Trials
11,852 Total Patients Enrolled
Kent State UniversityLead Sponsor
41 Previous Clinical Trials
6,556 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is this trial accepting test subjects aged twenty and over?

"This medical trial demands that participants aged 6 to 8 years old fulfill the inclusion criteria. Moreover, there are 137 studies catering specifically to children below 18 and 182 for those above 65."

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How may I become a participant of this clinical experiment?

"This clinical trial is only open to children aged between 6 and 8, who have no siblings. The study will be recruiting around 55 participants in total."

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What is the current quota for participants in this experiment?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov is confirming that this clinical investigation, which was initially made public on July 1st 2019, is now searching for participants. Fifty-five people are necessary to join the single medical centre associated with this trial."

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What are the objectives for this research endeavor?

"The primary endpoint of the trial, measured across pre-intervention to post-intervention (around 2 weeks), pre-intervention to one month follow up (6 weeks) and post-inverntion to one month follow up (4 weeks) is evaluating Change in roleplay food assessment. Secondary objectives comprise Food allergy Knowledge Test(FAKT; 39 items multiple choice/true false/multiple item format yielding 59 scores with higher scores indicating greater overall knowledge), Food Allergy Quality of Life - Parent Burden(FAQLPB; assessing health related quality of life among parents with children aged 0 12 years old showing excellent internal"

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Are individuals able to join this trial at the present time?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov reveals that this medical research, which first appeared on July 1st 2019, is currently recruiting participants. A total of 55 individuals need to be found from a single health facility."

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~6 spots leftby Apr 2025