Can feeding allergens to toddlers build lasting food allergy tolerance?
NCT ID NCT07825662
First seen Sep 17, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers test whether daily oral immunotherapy can safely treat food allergy in children aged 0 to 2 with peanut, tree nut, or sesame allergy. Half the children receive the therapy, starting with tiny amounts of the allergen and building up over about six months, then a year of daily maintenance. The other half avoid the allergen as usual. The trial also tracks immune, microbiome, and genetic markers to see who responds and whether tolerance lasts.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- oral immunotherapy with the allergenic food (peanut, tree nut, or sesame)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a way to build lasting tolerance to food allergens in very young children, possibly reducing the need for lifelong avoidance.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early trial in a small group of toddlers, and oral immunotherapy can trigger allergic reactions during dosing. Many children may not reach lasting tolerance, and the results may not apply to older children or other allergens.
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Study facts
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- 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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2031
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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Up to 24 months
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Children age 0-2 years * Diagnosed IgE-mediated food allergy to tree-nuts, sesame, and/or peanuts, defined as: Positive oral food challenge (OFC) at inclusion or within 6 months before AND positive SPT (≥ 3 mm) or specific IgE (≥ 0.35 kUA/L) * Both parents provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Already undergoing any form of immunotherapy * Already undergoing any form of biological treatment * Medical conditions precluding OITs: Uncontrolled asthma, atopic dermatitis requiring systemic therapy, eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and other GI-diseases, other severe immunological diseases (e.g. inborn errors of immunity )
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Paediatrics, Herlev Hospital
Herlev, Capital Region, 2730, Denmark
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