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Markers of Atopy in Children With Presumed Early Exposure to Allergens, Unhygienic Conditions, and Infections

NCT00503048 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 915

Last updated 2008-12-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

There are many studies regarding possible causes of increasing trend in frequency of allergic diseases in the last three decades. Main causes of this trend are: decrease of infectious diseases frequency, improvement in life level, changes in diet and lactic acid bacterias elimination from digestive tract. Primary Purpose of this study is to compare the prevalence of atopy and atopic diseases in two child populations: foster care and reference children and - to define risk and protective factors for the development of atopy.

Conditions

  • Atopic Diseases

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Medical University of Lodz

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Katarzyna Smejda, MD · Department of Pediatrics and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz, Poland

  • Iwona Stelmach, MD, PhD, Prof · Department of Pediatrics and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz, Poland

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-12-31
Primary Completion
2007-10-31
Completion
2007-11-30

Countries

  • Poland

Study Locations

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