About this trial
The objective of the study is to see whether early feeding of potentially allergic foods can be increased with educational materials alone or with educational materials and additional in-person support opportunities. This study will help guide what types of support pediatricians and allergists give to new parents.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Born term (37 weeks - 41 weeks gestation)
Infants with or without a family history of allergic disease
Infants with or without mild to moderate eczema
Infants who have not yet started consuming known allergenic foods (excluding cow's milk or soy if it is in their infant formula)
Disqualifiers
Infants with a physician confirmed food allergy
Infants who do not eat fully by an oral route such as tube-fed or tube-supplemented babies
Infants with developmental delay
Infants with severe eczema
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Education and Opportunities on Early Introduction
- Clinician Supervised Feeding of Known Allergenic Food