NATASHA Study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Using Commonly Available Food Products To Treat Food Allergy
IRAS ID
310316
Contact name
Syed Hasan Arshad
Contact email
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
4 years, 0 months, 30 days
Research summary
Food allergy is common in childhood and in many cases, continues into teenage years in up to half of affected children. To avoid allergic reactions people with food allergies, need to avoid their trigger food(s) in their diet. This can have a negative impact on nutrition and quality of life, limiting food choices, affecting shopping and their social life due to anxiety over the potential for severe reactions due to accidental exposure.
Currently, there is no cure for food allergy. Research has shown that for some foods (such as peanut and cow’s milk), gradual exposure to the allergic food – under strict medical supervision – beginning with very low doses of the food can allow allergic individuals to eat that food safely, without reacting. This is called desensitisation, and the term we use is called Oral ImmunoTherapy (OIT).
In this study, we want to demonstrate that OIT using commonly available foods can be used safely to treat children and young people with peanut or cow’s milk allergy and collect data to demonstrate that this can be cost-effective in the NHS setting.
REC name
South Central - Hampshire B Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
22/SC/0135
Date of REC Opinion
7 Jun 2022
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion