Food Allergies

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the long-term outcomes of children and young people who underwent an 18-month course of oral immunotherapy (OIT) treatment for peanut, egg or milk allergy. It aims to: • Compare long-term changes in health-related quality of life (HRQL) at 5-15 years after stopping OIT in participants who achieved remission and those who did not. Participants will attend a single follow-up visit for: * A blood test * Skin prick test (SPT) * Allergy questionnaires

Omalizumab has demonstrated efficacy, increasing the tolerance threshold in patients with multiple food allergies, as well as reducing the risk of severe reactions when used as monotherapy. This favors improving the reactivity profile of patients with food allergy. In our setting, plant allergy caused by sensitization to panallergens such as lipid transfer proteins (LTPs) and profilins entails important limitations for the consumption of a healthy diet due to the extensive dietary restrictions. The main objective of this project is to analyze the efficacy of treatment with omalizumab administered every 2-4/weeks, used in monotherapy in patients with plant allergy due to sensitization to profilin and LTPs and those patients in whom sublingual immunotherapy with Pru p 3 (peach LTP), has not been effective, by performing a before-after study we will evaluate the changes in clinical reactivity to LTP (peach) and profilin (melon) and the changes immunological effect after omalizumab intervention. In addition, we will evaluate the changes in reactivity to at least one food other than peach and melon in the different sensitization profiles.

In relation to the prognosis of vegetable FA (VFA), in contrast to other food allergies (FA), which disappear naturally with time, VFA tends to persist into adulthood and to the appearance of new sensitizations to other vegetables. The paradigm of early intervention in patients with risk factors for developing FA has changed in recent years, with evidence that maintaining a controlled diet with foods with potential allergic risk in a population of children at risk has shown efficacy in early intervention. An important aspect would be the selection of the dose of the food to be included in the diet. In this sense, recent studies on the standardization of the double-blind placebo-controlled oral challenge test (DBPCFC) in allergic patients to Lipid Transfer Proteins (LTP) with known amounts of Pru p 3 (peach LTP), have observed that the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) was equivalent to 40 grams of peach with skin. Based on these results and those obtained in the pediatric population, this study aims to evaluate whether the maintenance in the diet of a DMT evaluated in a DBPCFC could influence tolerance (desensitization) to the food at both clinical and immunological levels.

This is a pilot, multi-centre, randomised clinical trial evaluating the safety and feasibility of a home-based oral food challenge in adults with low-risk food allergy labels. Eligible participants are aged 18 years or older and have a self-reported food allergy with negative skin prick testing to the implicated food. Participants will be randomised to either a home-based or standard in-clinic food challenge. The primary aim is to determine the safety of home challenges, measured by the rate of immune-mediated adverse events. Secondary aims include feasibility of recruitment and delivery, protocol adherence, quality of life, and food reintroduction outcomes.