Milk allergy treatment shows promise in Long-Term quality of life study
NCT ID NCT02640014
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study followed 250 children who received oral immunotherapy (OIT) for severe milk allergy to see how well it works over time. Researchers measured how much milk participants could drink and how their quality of life improved. The goal is to understand the long-term benefits and costs of this treatment approach.
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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 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Dec 2015
- Finished
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Sep 2023
- 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 years and older
- 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: * Study 1: All the children have been eligible to participate milk OIT during the years 2005-2015. * Study 2 + 3: Patients will start OIT treatment (to milk / egg / peanut). Exclusion Criteria: * Not willing to participate * Active asthma, low lung function, pregnancy, cardiovascular or other disease that might worsen during the OIT.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Helsinki University Central Hospital, Skin and Allergy Hospital
Helsinki, 00029, Finland
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