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Allergic diseases like asthma, rhinitis, conjunctivitis and dermatitis are very frequent in athletes, even if those complaining allergic symptoms do not always receive a medical diagnosis. Many athletes already start competitive sport activities in pediatric age, but allergy screening tests are usually not performed when assessing eligibility to sport practice. Therefore, the objective of the present study is assessing the predictive ability of the Allergy Questionnaire for Athletes (AQUA©), pediatric version, to predict the atopic status in young athletes.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Children |
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| Adolescents |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Questionnaire AQUA©, pediatric version | Diagnostic Test | A version of AQUA© recently adapted and pretested in young athletes. It is a self-administered questionnaire composed of 25 items includes items about type, duration and intensity of training sessions, allergic status, habits of children (supplements and drugs intake) and their parents (smoking), presence and burden of infections. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Atopic status | Having at least 1 positive skin prick test to common aero-allergens | Day 0 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Psychological well-being | Percentage score from the WHO-5 questionnaire for measuring psychological well-being. The questionnaire is composed of 5 questions scored on a scale ranging from 0 (worse outcome) to 5 (best outcome). The total (raw) score is obtaining by summing all the individual score items, therefore it ranges from 0 (worse outcome) to 25 (best outcome). To obtain a percentage score ranging from 0 to 100, the raw score is multiplied by 4. A percentage score of 0 represents worst possible outcome, whereas a score of 100 represents best possible outcome. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Athletes, males or females, 7 to 14 years old
Exclusion Criteria:
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Athletes aged 7 to 14 years old, recruited from several sport associations located in the city of Palermo (Italy).
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology (IBIM), National Research Council | Palermo | Sicily | 90146 | Italy |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 33202069 | Derived | Fasola S, Ferrante G, Malizia V, Bommarito N, Del Giacco S, Bonini M, Baiardini I, Bellafiore M, La Grutta S. Validity and repeatability of the Pediatric Allergy Questionnaire for Athletes (AQUAped) for the screening of atopy. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2021 Apr;32(3):437-444. doi: 10.1111/pai.13410. Epub 2020 Dec 2. |
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