Purpose of this study is to determine whether NAET procedures are effective in the treatment of crab or shrimp allergy. Hypothesis: experimental group will show a significant improvement over the control group in allergic symptom, serum crab- or shrimp-specific IgE and skin test for crab or shrimp extract.
Nambudripad allergy elimination techniques (NAET) were developed by Dr. Devi Nambudripad in 1983. Many patients have been relieved of allergy and allergy-related disease by this treatment. Lack of well-controlled clinical study prevents NAET from being accepted as a treatment option in current medical system. The aim of this project is to conduct a double blind-placebo controlled study of applying NAET to treat crab or shrimp allergy. The parameters to be measured are allergic symptom, crab- or shrimp-specific IgE and skin test before and after NAET treatment
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
80
National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
Change from Baseline in allergic symptoms at 6 months
Symptoms when exposed to crab or shrimp which include symptoms of skin, eye, respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, cardiovascular system and others. The participants give score subjectively from 0 to 10 according to the severity of the symptoms.
Time frame: before NAET and 6 months after NAET
Serum crab- or shrimp-specific IgE
Time frame: before NAET, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after NAET
Skin test
Skin test for crab or shrimp extract
Time frame: before NAET, 1 month and 6 months after NAET
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