NCT02983630

Allergy Testing of Patients Labeled as Penicillin Allergic

Allergy Testing of Primary Care Patients Labeled as Penicillin Allergic

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 37 (actual)
• Sponsor: Albany Medical College · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Patients labeled as penicillin allergic, rarely have this confirmed and being labeled as "penicillin allergic" is associated with increased health care costs, adverse effects and antibiotic resistance. The investigators will recruit participants from primary care practices labeled as penicillin allergic and offer allergy testing. The aim of this study is to develop a community, outpatient program for evaluation of penicillin allergy.

Conditions

• Drug Hypersensitivity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Penicillin allergy testing	The standard protocol for testing for penicillin hypersensitivity, including initial skin testing with prick and intradermal evaluation followed by oral challenge if skin testing is negative.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-07-01
• Primary completion: 2017-06-30
• Completion: 2017-07-01
• First posted: 2016-12-06
• Last updated: 2018-01-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States