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Trial registered on ANZCTR


Registration number
ACTRN12611000990921
Ethics application status
Not yet submitted
Date submitted
8/08/2011
Date registered
16/09/2011
Date last updated
16/09/2011
Type of registration
Prospectively registered

Titles & IDs
Public title
A randomized nationwide Observational Questionnaire Survey looking at the prevalence of allergies in New Zealand using a comprehensive Online Allergy Screening Tool (COAST)
Scientific title
A population-based Observational questionnaire survey on the prevalence of Allergies in New Zealand
Secondary ID [1] 262842 0
nil
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
U1111-1123-5623
Trial acronym
COAST
Comprehensive Online Allergy Screening Tool for new Zealand
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Food & Drug Allergies 270503 0
Anaphylaxis 270504 0
Immunodeficiency 270505 0
Condition category
Condition code
Inflammatory and Immune System 270665 270665 0 0
Allergies
Diet and Nutrition 270666 270666 0 0
Other diet and nutrition disorders

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
Patient registry
Target follow-up duration
Target follow-up type
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Respondents are invited to participate online by randomly being chosen from a general database and also polling booths will be set up in rural areas with staff inviting participants to participate, and teh staff will assist in filling out the questionnaire online (hoping to capture respondents without computer acess or not computer literate.
Question will ask about doctor diagnosis of food allergy, asthma, eczema and hay fever or symptoms (convincing) of a severe allergic (reaction) within th elast 12 months. Also current treatments for allergy
Intervention code [1] 269143 0
Not applicable
Comparator / control treatment
No applicable
Control group
Uncontrolled

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 269384 0
Prevalence Of Allergies in NZ
Timepoint [1] 269384 0
At end of study in 2 months
Secondary outcome [1] 287525 0
None
Timepoint [1] 287525 0
Nil

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Resident in new zealand
Able to read and understand English
Minimum age
6 Months
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
Key exclusion criteria
Non-residents / visitors

Study design
Purpose
Screening
Duration
Cross-sectional
Selection
Random sample
Timing
Prospective
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Not yet recruiting
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
1/11/2011
Actual
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
Sample size
Target
50000
Accrual to date
Final
Recruitment outside Australia
Country [1] 3775 0
New Zealand
State/province [1] 3775 0

Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1] 269663 0
Self funded/Unfunded
Name [1] 269663 0
Country [1] 269663 0
New Zealand
Primary sponsor type
Individual
Name
DR Vincent Crump
Address
VincenT Crump
187 Jervois Rd
Herne Bay
Auckland1011
Country
New Zealand
Secondary sponsor category [1] 266700 0
None
Name [1] 266700 0
Address [1] 266700 0
Country [1] 266700 0

Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Not yet submitted
Ethics committee name [1] 269570 0
New Zealand Health and Disability Ethics Committees
Ethics committee address [1] 269570 0
Ministry of Health
133 Molesworth St
PO Box 5013
Wellington
6011
Ethics committee country [1] 269570 0
New Zealand
Date submitted for ethics approval [1] 269570 0
04/08/2011
Approval date [1] 269570 0
Ethics approval number [1] 269570 0

Summary
Brief summary
Anecdoatally doctors are aware of an increase in severe food allergies in NZ. The main aim of this study is to get some idea of the prevalence of allergeis in New Zealand in particular food allergy and the specific foods causing life-threatening allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) like peanut & nuts
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 32989 0
Address 32989 0
Country 32989 0
Phone 32989 0
Fax 32989 0
Email 32989 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 16236 0
Vincent Crump
Address 16236 0
2 / 187 Jervois Rd
Herne Bay
Auckland
1011
Country 16236 0
New Zealand
Phone 16236 0
+6493766185
Fax 16236 0
+6493768185
Email 16236 0
[email protected]
Contact person for scientific queries
Name 7164 0
Vincent Crump
Address 7164 0
2 / 187 Jervois Rd
Herne Bay
Auckland
1011
Country 7164 0
New Zealand
Phone 7164 0
+6493766185
Fax 7164 0
+6493768185
Email 7164 0
[email protected]

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