A randomized controlled trial to reduce food allergy anxiety about casual exposure by holding the allergen: TOUCH study

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 Jul-Aug;7(6):2039-2042.e14. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.01.018. Epub 2019 Jan 21.

Authors

Tamar Weinberger¹, Rachel Annunziato², Eric Riklin², Eyal Shemesh³, Scott H Sicherer⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine and Allergy and Immunology, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ.
² Department of Psychology, Fordham University, New York, NY.
³ Department of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Electronic address: Scott.sicherer@mssm.edu.

PMID: 30677538
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.01.018

No abstract available

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Allergens*
Anxiety*
Child
Double-Blind Method
Environmental Exposure
Female
Humans
Male
Nut and Peanut Hypersensitivity*
Parents
Patient Education as Topic*
Quality of Life
Touch*

Substances

Allergens