Could a daily powder cure food allergies in kids?
NCT ID NCT06533462
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving young children (ages 0.5-3 years) a daily powder containing small amounts of 10 common allergens (like egg, milk, and peanut) can cure their food allergies. About 80 children with confirmed allergies will receive either the allergen powder or a placebo for 2 years. The goal is to see if they can then tolerate a larger dose of these foods without an allergic reaction.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- multi-allergen powder (egg, milk, soy, wheat, walnut, peanut, hazelnut, cashew, almond, lentils)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a cure for multiple food allergies in young children, allowing them to eat these foods safely without ongoing treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 80 children, so results may not apply to everyone. There is a risk of allergic reactions during treatment, and the approach may not work for all children.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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6 months to 3 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 0.5-3 years old at inclusion with IgE (\>0.1 kUA/l) against at least one allergen (wheat, lentils, egg, milk, soy, walnut, hazelnut, peanut, almond, cashew). * Written consent for participation in the study for both guardians. * 80 children (group A and B) also need a positive baseline food challenge. * Children with a negative food challenge (group C and D) (number not determined) do not react at the baseline challenge. Exclusion Criteria: * other serious illness * previous life-threatening anaphylaxis (intensive care) * eosinophilic esophagitis * eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease * severe chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease * unclear recurrent GI complaints * low body weight \<2SD * participation in another intervention study if included in intervention group * severe uncontrolled asthma * medication with biological drugs or oral steroids.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Södersjukhuset
RECRUITINGStockholm, 11883, Sweden
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