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Allergic diseases are rising globally. By 2025, over half of the European population is projected to be affected by some form of allergy, with the highest rates among infants and young children. This growing prevalence also has a significant economic impact, resulting in more than 100 million lost work and school days each year due to allergic conditions.
Allergies arise from a breakdown in immune tolerance mechanisms. Current research suggests that the development is influenced by genetic, environmental, and gene-environment interactions, leading to immune system dysfunction, partly mediated by epigenetic mechanisms. Various factors have been proposed as contributors to FA onset. Among the unchangeable risk factors are male sex, race/ethnicity (with higher risks among Asian and Black children compared to White children), and genetics (familial associations, HLA, and specific genes).
Modifiable risk factors also play a role, with growing evidence showing that environmental influences, such as the use of antibiotics, antiseptic agents, and a high-fat, low-fiber diet, negatively affect microbiome composition. Additional risk factors potentially affecting FA onset include atopic diseases (such as comorbid atopic dermatitis), increased hygiene, vitamin D deficiency, reduced consumption of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and antioxidants, the use of antacids (which hinder the digestion of allergens), obesity, and the timing and route of food exposure (increased risk with delayed oral ingestion of allergens coupled with environmental exposure). The microbiome also plays a critical role in these processes.
Currently, no Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved treatment exists for FA, and the standard approach is strict dietary avoidance of the triggering allergens. As a result, the nutritional burden of elimination diets can be substantial, leading to risks such as growth failure, micronutrient deficiencies, and feeding challenges with long-term consequences.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supplement | Experimental | Subjects assigned to receive the treatment |
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| Placebo | Placebo Comparator | Subjects assigned to receive the placebo |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Food supplement | Dietary Supplement | The nutritional composition of the food supplement comprises: sodium butyrate, inactivated Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG Perilla frutescens dry extract quercetin fructo-oligosaccharides Vitamin D3 omega 3 polyunsaturated acids |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| body growth parameters | body mass index | after 6 months of treatment |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| biochemical values | serum vitamin D levels | after 6 months of treatment |
| biochemical values | serum DHA levels | after 6 months of treatment |
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Inclusion Criteria:
subjects with food allergy
Gestational age ≥ 37 weeks
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Department of Traslational Medical Science - University of Naples Federico II | Naples | Naples | 80131 | Italy |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 41918962 | Derived | Carucci L, Caldaria E, Oglio F, Iorio RF, Mauriello V, Masino A, Coppola S. Immunonutritional effects elicited by a novel multicomponent food supplement in children with cow's milk allergy: results from a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Front Allergy. 2026 Mar 16;7:1760231. doi: 10.3389/falgy.2026.1760231. eCollection 2026. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D005512 | Food Hypersensitivity |
| D006967 | Hypersensitivity |
| ID | Term |
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| D006969 | Hypersensitivity, Immediate |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D019587 | Dietary Supplements |
| ID | Term |
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| D005502 | Food |
| D000066888 | Diet, Food, and Nutrition |
| D010829 | Physiological Phenomena |
| D019602 | Food and Beverages |
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| Placebo | Other | Placebo |
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| Cytokines production | Th2 cytokines (IL-4, IL-5, IL-13), IL-10 production | after 48 days |
| regulatory T cells (Tregs) production | regulatory T cells (Tregs) | after 4 days |
| regulatory dendritic cell markers production | regulatory dendritic cell markers (Tgfb1, Ifna2, Ptgs2, Csf2) | after 4 days |