| Literature DB >> 34435396 |
Wouter W de Weger1,2,3, Aline B Sprikkelman2,3, Catherina E M Herpertz1, Gerbrich N van der Meulen1, Judith M Vonk3,4, Arvid W A Kamps1, Gerard H Koppelman2,3.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It is of major importance to diagnose food allergy accurately. Current guidelines support the use of oral food challenges to do so. The double-blind placebo-controlled food challenge (DBPCFC) has been regarded as the 'gold standard' for decades. However, DBPCFCs are costly, and time- and resource-intensive procedures. Structural implementation of less demanding open food challenges will only find support if research demonstrates that their outcome is comparable to DBPCFC, yet this has been proven difficult to investigate.Entities:
Keywords: adverse effects; allergens; allergy and immunology; diagnosis; double-blind method; food; food hypersensitivity; placebos
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Year: 2021 PMID: 34435396 PMCID: PMC9293118 DOI: 10.1111/pai.13654
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Allergy Immunol ISSN: 0905-6157 Impact factor: 5.464
Overview of differences between oral food challenges
| Open | Single‐blind | DBPCFC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awareness of food administration |
child parents caregiver | caregiver | third party (e.g., kitchen staff) |
| Risk of bias | high | high | low |
| Burden | 1 day | 2 days | 2 days |
| Administration of placebo | no | possible | yes |
| Masking of food | no | yes | yes |
| Risk of psychological interference | likely | possible | limited |
| Risk of placebo reactions | no | yes | yes |
Adapted from Dutch guidelines and EAACI position paper. ,
Abbreviation: DBPCFC, double‐blind placebo‐controlled food challenge.
Comparison of open food challenge and DBPCFC (previous studies) ,
| Venter et al. (2007) | Wang et al. (2007) | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 41 | 20 |
| Age (range) | 1–15 years (63% ≤2 years) | 25–61 years |
| Major inclusion criteria | History of food hypersensitivity or with sensitization to a food without known previous consumption |
Food‐allergic compatible symptoms At least one intradermal food weal |
| Major exclusion criteria | Severe reactions during OFC and/or history of anaphylaxis | No history of food anaphylaxis |
| Dose schedule |
1 day†: total of 8–10 g of dried food 1 week‡: normal daily portion | Standard portion sizes |
| Food | Milk, egg, wheat, prawn | Organic foods (including baker's yeast, black pepper, corn, egg, garlic, soy, malt, cow's milk, and wheat) |
| Method performing DBPCFC |
Only if open challenge was positive 1 day or 1 week In hospital (positive SPT), at home (negative SPT) or combination |
2 days (interval of 5 to 7 days) 2 identical meals at each day (either verum or placebo) |
| Method performing open food challenge |
1 day or 1 week In hospital (positive SPT), at home (negative SPT) or combination | 2 normal servings in 1 day |
| Number of performed challenges | 46 DBPCFC | 38 DBPCFC and 28 open |
| Positive OFC outcome | 28 of 46 (60.9%) |
DBPCFC: 25 of 38 (65.8%) Open: 25 of 28 (89.3%) |
| Allergic reaction at placebo day | 6 | 7 of 20 patients |
| Percentage of false negative | N/A | N/A |
Abbreviation: DBPCFC, double‐blind placebo‐controlled food challenge; OFC, oral food challenge.
†in case of immediate symptoms during previous allergic event.
‡in case of delayed symptoms during previous allergic event.
FIGURE 1Selection of answers provided by parents during the interviews. OFC, oral food challenge
Criteria to end an oral food challenge
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OFC will be ended if one of the following symptoms (or combination) occurs: Skin generalized marked erythema (>50%) ≥3 urticaria (if not located around the mouth) or generalized involvement (>10) significant lip or face oedema Respiratory nose: long bursts, persistent rhinorrhoea or continuous rubbing eyes: continuous rubbing, periocular swelling, reddening expiratory wheezing to auscultation inspiratory and expiratory wheezing to auscultation use of accessory muscles or audible wheezing laryngeal: frequent dry cough or hoarseness laryngeal: stridor Gastrointestinal oral cavity: blisters of oral mucosa >1 episode of emesis >1 episode of diarrhoea Cardiovascular >20% drop in blood pressure cardiovascular collapse Neurologic significant change in mental status loss of consciousness |
Note: Adapted from Grabenhenrich et al.
Abbreviation: OFC, oral food challenge.
FIGURE 2Criteria to determine OFC outcome. Symptoms are classified as typically allergic if these are consistent with type 1 immune response. INC, inconclusive; NEG, negative outcome (i.e., tolerant); OFC, oral food challenge; POS, positive outcome (i.e., food‐allergic)
FIGURE 3Flow chart of ALDORADO trial. OFC outcome is determined according to protocol. Further participation is terminated if anaphylaxis occurs. ANA, anaphylaxis; DBPCFC, double‐blind placebo‐controlled food challenge; INC, inconclusive; NEG, negative outcome (i.e., tolerant); OFC, oral food challenge; POS, positive outcome (i.e., food‐allergic)