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The Food Allergy Superheroes Training (FAST) Program
Sponsor: Kent State University
Summary
Among children with a food allergy, strict avoidance (e.g., elimination of allergenic foods from one's diet) is the only intervention capable of preventing potentially devastating health-related sequelae including anaphylaxis and death. Youths from low-income backgrounds are particularly impacted by food allergies and may be the population most apt to benefit from a brief, portable, and engaging skills-based intervention designed to teach young children the skills needed to remain adherent to food allergy safety guidelines. Data collected as part of the proposed project will lay the groundwork for a line of federally-funded intervention research broadly examining how to promote adherence to food allergy safety guidelines among young children from low-income backgrounds through implementation of a robust, efficient, and portable intervention.
Official title: The Food Allergy Superheroes Training (FAST) Program: Increasing Adherence to Food Allergy Safety Guidelines
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
6 Years - 8 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
22
Start Date
2019-07-01
Completion Date
2023-06-30
Last Updated
2026-04-23
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Food Allergy Superheroes Training (FAST) Program
The primary aim of the FAST intervention is to 1) increase the young child's understanding of food allergies (FA) and 2) promote-adherence to FA safety guidelines through active skills training. We will achieve this aim through the use of educational materials (session 1) and a developmentally-tailored skills training intervention (session 2-5). Core components embedded within each skill straining session include instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and reinforcement/corrective feedback. The young child and their parent/caregiver will be present for the entirety of all sessions; however, all intervention materials (i.e., educational content, skills training components) are designed with the young child as the primary focal point of interest. All children will be rewarded with a small toy (\<$5 value) at the end of each successfully completed session.
Food Allergy Knowledge Intervention
The primary aim of the FAK intervention is to increase the young child's understanding of FAs including prevalence, symptoms, and management strategies among other topics. We will achieve this aim through the use of educational materials targeting knowledge acquisition through a variety of didactic materials made freely available through the Food Allergy Research Education (FARE) website (www.foodallergy.org). More specifically, we will employ information embedded within the "Food Allergy 101" segment of the FARE website. The young child and their parent/caregiver will be present for the entirety of all sessions; however, all intervention materials are designed with the young child as the primary focal point of interest. All children will be rewarded with a small toy (\<$5 value) at the end of each successfully completed session. All FAK sessions will occur within the child's home and will include informational handouts relevant to the day's session.
Locations (1)
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio, United States