Camel's Milk as a Safe Alternative in Cow's Milk Allergy

Meir Medical Center30 enrolled

Overview

By performing a challenge with camel's milk in patients who are allergic to cow's milk, the investigators will examine if camel's milk is a safe alternative for these patients.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cow's Milk Allergy

Interventions

Camel's milkDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Patients with proved cow's milk allergy who have negative prick skin tests to came's milk will be administered gradually increased doses of pasteurized camel's milk at 30 minute intervals

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Proved cow"s milk allergy Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women

Locations (1)

Allergy Unit, Meir Medical Center

Kfar Saba, Israel

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Development of allergic symptoms after graded oral challenge with camel's milk

Time frame: 3 hours follow-up after completion of the challenge

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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