Yanagida 2013.
Methods | Randomized controlled trial |
Participants | 46 participants, aged > 3 years (average 5.5 ± 1.2 years) with positive systemic reactions to heated 1/4 whole egg at open food challenge |
Interventions | Active group: escalation phase over 3 days at hospital consisted of eating 1.5 g to 3 g scrambled egg twice daily and oral antihistamines; maintenance phase at home involved eating 1.5 g to 3 g scrambled egg every morning. This oral immunotherapy protocol did not have build‐up phase. After 1 year a new oral food challenge was performed |
Outcomes | Achieved tolerance to eat one cooked whole egg without adverse events and achieved by escalation and maintenance phase |
Notes | We contacted the authors for further information, but received no response. |
DBPCFC ‐ double‐blind placebo‐controlled food challenge