In this project, the investigators would like to learn if 24 weeks (about 5 and a half months) of omalizumab injections, given every 2 weeks, will be safe and effective for food allergic people who have a total immunoglobulin E (IgE) above the current FDA approved dosing regimen enabling a person to increase tolerance to the food(s) that the person is allergic to. The investigators would also like to learn if participants who demonstrate increased tolerance to food after 24 weeks of omalizumab, can introduce the food into the diet utilizing an additional 8 weeks (about 2 months) of twice weekly omalizumab injections.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
32
omalizumab injections
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
RECRUITINGNumber of participants without dose limiting symptoms
Consumption of a single dose of 600mg or more of food protein without dose-limiting symptoms during the week 24 Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Food Challenge
Time frame: 24 weeks
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