The new study, ‘Trial of food allergy (IgE) tests for Eczema Relief (TIGER)’, led by Professor Matthew Ridd from the Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), University of Bristol, will start recruiting participants in January 2023.
Parents commonly seek food allergy tests to find a cause for their child's eczema, yet the value of test-guided dietary advice is uncertain.
In 2021, the results from the TEST study were published. Funded by the NIHR School for Primary Care Research, they showed that it was feasible to recruit and keep people in a study evaluating food allergy tests for eczema control.