New digital tool aims to slash peanut allergy rates in infants
NCT ID NCT04604431
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a digital tool called iREACH that helps pediatricians follow national guidelines for introducing peanuts to infants. The tool provides reminders and education during checkups at 4, 6, 9, and 12 months. Researchers measured how well doctors followed the guidelines and tracked peanut allergy rates in 30 infants up to age 2.5 years.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- iREACH Clinical Decision Support tool (educational module and EHR prompts)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this tool could help doctors consistently follow peanut allergy prevention guidelines, potentially reducing the number of infants who develop peanut allergies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on doctor behavior, not a direct test of a new treatment. The actual reduction in peanut allergy incidence is a secondary outcome and may not be significant.
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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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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2020
- Finished
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Jul 2024
- 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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4 months and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: Practice sites * The practice utilizes a centrally-integrated EHR. * The practice has signed a legally-binding engagement agreement with Lurie Children's Pediatric Practice Research Group. * The practice employs at least one physician who has completed a residency in general pediatrics and is practicing as a general pediatrician. Pediatric Clinicians: * Clinician is a physician, physician assistant, resident, advanced practice nurse, family practitioner, or pediatric nurse practitioner working in a pediatric practice. * Clinician is employed by a practice that is a member of one of the participating practices in the study. * Clinician provides well child care to infants ages 4 or 6 months. Infants • Infant has been seen by a pediatric clinician in the intervention or control arm for a 4- and/or 6-month WCC. Caregivers * Is the caregiver of an infant seen for a 4- and/or 6-month WCC by a pediatric clinician in a practice belonging to the study's intervention or control arms. * Is 18+ years of age or has parent or guardian permission to participate. * Is able to understand the study and provide informed consent for the 12- and 24-month (child's age) survey. Exclusion Criteria: Practice Sites * Sees \<50 newborn patients/year. * Has only temporary pediatricians on staff. * The practice pediatric clinicians do not use an EHR system. Pediatric clinicians * The clinician is a temporary employee. * The clinician begins employment at participating practice less than three months prior to end of the 18-month study enrollment period. Infants * The infant has a medical condition that chronically inhibits the ability to take food orally (i.e., dysphagia, muscular dystrophy, gastrostomy). * The infant has past or current medical problems or findings from physical examination or laboratory testing not listed above for which the pediatric clinician indicates that implementation of PPA Guidelines may pose a medical risk other than allergic reactions or may interfere with the infant's appropriate implementation of the PPA Guidelines or study investigators conclude that implementation of the PPA Guidelines was not possible or may have impacted the quality or interpretation of the data obtained from the study. Caregivers • Caregiver's primary language is not English or Spanish.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ad-Park Pediatrics, SC-PEDIATRUST
Northbrook, Illinois, 60602, United States
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Bedrose Pediatrics
Hoffman Estates, Illinois, 60169, United States
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Child and Adolescent Health Associates
Chicago, Illinois, 60610, United States
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Children's Health Associates
Chicago, Illinois, 60657, United States
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Elm Street Pediatrics, SC-PEDIATRUST
Winnetka, Illinois, 60093, United States
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Erie Family Health Centers - Erie Teen and Young Adult Health Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60622, United States
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Erie Family Health Centers - Evanston
Evanston, Illinois, 60202, United States
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Erie Family Health Centers - Helping Hands - Foster
Chicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
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Erie Family Health Centers - Waukegan
Waukegan, Illinois, 60085, United States
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Erie Family Health Centers - West Town
Chicago, Illinois, 60622, United States
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Lake Shore Pediatrics, SC-PEDIATRUST
Libertyville, Illinois, 60048, United States
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Lakeview Pediatrics
Chicago, Illinois, 60657, United States
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Lurie Children's Primary Care Chicago Area Pediatrics
Evanston, Illinois, 60202, United States
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Lurie Children's Primary Care Town & Country Pediatrics
Chicago, Illinois, 60642, United States
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Near North Health Services Corporation
Chicago, Illinois, 60653, United States
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Northwestern Children's Practice
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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OSF Medical Group (MG) Washington
Washington, Illinois, 61571, United States
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OSF Medical Group (MG)-Morton Pediatrics
Morton, Illinois, 61550, United States
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OSF Medical Group Pediatrics Bloomington
Bloomington, Illinois, 61701, United States
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OSF Medical Group Pediatrics Danville
Danville, Illinois, 61832, United States
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OSF Medical Group Pediatrics Godfrey
Godfrey, Illinois, 62035, United States
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OSF-Center for Health (CFH)-Route 91
Peoria, Illinois, 61615, United States
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Oak Park Pediatrics
Oak Park, Illinois, 60302, United States
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Pediatric Associates of Arlington Heights, SC-PEDIATRUST
Arlington Heights, Illinois, 60005, United States
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Pediatric Associates of the North Shore
Wilmette, Illinois, 60091, United States
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Pediatric Partners, SC-PEDIATRUST
Highland Park, Illinois, 60035, United States
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Streeterville Pediatrics
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria
Peoria, Illinois, 61605, United States
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Wheaton Pediatrics, SC-PEDIATRUST
Wheaton, Illinois, 60062, United States
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Woodfield Pediatrics, SC-PEDIATRUST
Schaumburg, Illinois, 60173, United States
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