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Food Allergy clinical trials and research
As of November 12, 2026, Find a Trial lists 23 Food Allergy clinical trials that are recruiting, at sites in 9 countries (most in United States (9), Poland (3), France (3)). By phase: Phase 2 (3), Phase 4 (2). The most active sponsors are Medical University of Warsaw (3), Stanford University (2), Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation (2). There are also 51 NIH-funded research projects on Food Allergy, with $47.9 million in listed awards. Every study is explained in plain English. Data from ClinicalTrials.gov and NIH RePORTER, updated November 12, 2026.
- 23Clinical trials
- 51NIH research projects
- 9Countries
Newest Food Allergy clinical trials
All recruiting trials (23)
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Oral Food Challenge After Starting Omalizumab in Food Allergy
This trial tests whether omalizumab begins to help with food allergy within 2 to 4 weeks after starting treatment in people with a confirmed food allergy.
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Early Introduction of Allergenic Foods in Infants With Extra Support
This study tests whether giving families educational materials alone or with extra in-person or live-stream support helps parents introduce known allergenic foods to their infants earlier.
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EmoTIChealth: a serious game to strengthen emotional skills in teens with and without chronic conditions
This project will try a digital serious game for 12–16-year-olds to boost socioemotional skills and offer tailored support for teens with asthma, food allergy, type 1 diabetes, or allergic rhinitis.
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Omalizumab given by weight for food allergy
This study will test whether higher, weight-based doses of omalizumab are safe and help people with food allergies, including those with very high allergic antibody (IgE) levels, tolerate their allergens better.
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Effect of food sample shelf life on prick-to-prick test reproducibility
We will test whether prick-to-prick skin tests with fresh versus stored (frozen or dried) native foods give the same results in adults with confirmed food allergies.
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Assessing milk ladders for children with cow's milk protein allergy
This study is testing two different milk ladder plans to see which one helps young children with a cow's milk allergy tolerate milk better.
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Evaluating Omalizumab's Effect on Skin in Food Allergy Patients
This study is testing if the medication omalizumab can improve skin problems in people with food allergies and help reduce their allergic reactions.
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Daily apple pectin for adults with nsLTP-related peach and peanut allergy
This study will test whether taking apple pectin every day for six months can increase tolerance to peach (and possibly peanut) and change the gut microbiome in adults with nsLTP allergy.
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How exposure to heavy metals, nanoparticles, and emerging contaminants relates to allergic skin and systemic metal reactions
This project will test whether adults with allergic contact dermatitis or systemic metal allergies have different levels of heavy metals, nanoparticles, and related blood and urine markers compared with healthy adults.
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Boiled cashew treatment for children with food allergies
This study is testing if giving boiled cashews to children with cashew allergies can help them safely eat cashews and possibly other tree nuts too.
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Introducing heated cow's milk to help children with milk allergies develop tolerance
This study is testing if slowly introducing less heated cow's milk to children with milk allergies can help them develop a tolerance faster and improve their quality of life.
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Oral immunotherapy using cashew protein for children with cashew allergy
This study is testing if giving cashew protein to children with a cashew allergy can help them tolerate cashews better instead of just avoiding them.
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Exploring links between food allergies and atopic dermatitis
This study is trying to see if there are connections between food allergies and atopic dermatitis by looking at blood and skin samples from people with and without these conditions.
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Low-dose sesame oral immunotherapy for children with sesame allergy
This study is testing if giving low doses of sesame protein can help children with sesame allergies tolerate more sesame in their diet compared to just avoiding it.
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Analyzing plant-related allergies using skin tests
This study is testing if people with allergies, especially those living in areas with a lot of pollen, are sensitive to certain proteins in peach pollen and other foods by using skin tests.
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Observing cow's milk protein allergy in infants
This study is tracking how cow's milk protein allergy affects infants up to 5 years old who are using a special formula to see how their symptoms change over time.
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Evaluating food allergy thresholds and predictors
This study is trying to see how much of certain foods can trigger allergic reactions in people with food allergies in Canada and what factors might affect how severe those reactions are.
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Introducing cow's milk to children with suspected allergies
This study is testing whether introducing cow's milk to babies suspected of having a milk allergy at home or in the hospital works better to see if they can safely tolerate it.
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Oral Microbiota Transplantation for Peanut Allergy Treatment
This study is testing if a new treatment using gut bacteria can help teenagers with peanut allergies tolerate peanuts better.
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Evaluating new ways to treat tree nut allergies
This study is testing new ways to treat tree nut allergies using different methods to see if they are safer and easier for people with these allergies.
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Prescreening for food allergy clinical studies at Stanford
This study is trying to find out if people who think they have food allergies can join clinical trials at Stanford by checking if they qualify for a special food test that helps diagnose allergies.
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Understanding the genetics and natural history of food allergies and related conditions
This study is trying to understand the causes of food allergies and related conditions by looking at the genetics and health history of people with food allergies, their families, and healthy volunteers over several years.
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Understanding eosinophilic disorders and their mechanisms
This study is trying to understand how certain immune cells behave in people with eosinophilic disorders, like food allergies and gastrointestinal issues, to see how these conditions affect their health.
NIH-funded research (newest 40 of 51)
Early-stage science funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Most of these projects don't enroll patients, but they show what is being worked on.
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New Horizons in preventing and treating food allergy
A Johns Hopkins-led effort aims to advance how we prevent and treat food allergies across all ages by coordinating high-quality studies and developing better therapies.
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New Horizons in Food Allergy Prevention and Treatment
A large, multi-site program at Johns Hopkins aims to advance prevention and treatment of food allergies across all ages.
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Food allergy outcomes by race/ethnicity from infancy through adolescence
This study follows children with food allergies over time to understand how race and ethnicity relate to allergy management, outcomes, and quality of life.
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Gut-brain links in food allergy responses
A research grant is exploring how signals between the gut and brain drive dangerous reactions to foods, with the goal of helping people with food allergies.
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Targeting gut microbes to restore food-tolerance in adults
Aims to understand how gut bacteria and the lining of the gut interact to keep people with food allergies tolerant to what they eat.
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Environment and early-life exposures shaping food allergy in children
This grant looks at how a child’s first year and their home environment may influence whether they develop food allergies, focusing on indoor exposures and microbes.
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Longitudinal metabolomics in infants with food allergies
A study in infants aims to understand how gut metabolites relate to the development of food allergies, including IgE-mediated and non-IgE cases.
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Symptom-based questions to map how common food allergies are in the population
A validated, symptom-based questionnaire will be tested to reliably estimate how common IgE-mediated food allergies are in both children and adults across the United States.
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Food allergy differences by race/ethnicity from infancy to adolescence
This study follows children with food allergy from infancy through adolescence to understand how race and ethnicity affect outcomes and management.
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Better prevention and treatments for food allergies
A coordinated program to develop and bring forward new ways to prevent and treat food allergies for children, teens, and adults.
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How gut nerves and immune cells interact in food allergy
This project looks at how contacts between gut nerves, immune cells, and hormone-producing gut cells affect allergic reactions to food for people with food allergies.
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How nerves and the immune system cause food allergy symptoms
This project explores how nerves and the immune system cause the symptoms people with food allergies feel, like nausea, breathing changes, and low blood pressure.
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Cincinnati Children's Food Allergy Clinical Center
This center connects children and adults with food allergies (including IgE-mediated allergies, eosinophilic esophagitis, and FPIES) to specialized care, clinical studies, and biobanking at Cincinnati Children's Hospital.
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Improving treatment and understanding of food allergy
This project will try less frequent oral immunotherapy dosing to help people with food allergies stay protected while reducing daily burden and stomach problems.
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CoFAR food allergy clinical center
This project tests whether giving helpful gut bacteria (microbiota transplantation), with or without tiny amounts of peanut, can make peanut allergy safer for teens.
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How food allergies and immune cells may cause brain inflammation and loss of nerve insulation
This project looks at whether common food allergies can trigger immune responses that inflame the brain and damage the protective coating around nerves, with implications for children and adults.
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How Staph on the skin may worsen food allergy in eczema
This work tests whether Staphylococcus aureus on eczema skin makes severe food allergies more likely and whether blocking gut leakiness can reduce those reactions for people with atopic dermatitis.
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UNC Food Allergy Program
This project will run clinical trials testing new treatments to help children and adults with food allergies.
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Arkansas center focused on improving prevention and treatment for food allergies
This center will work to create better prevention and treatment options for children and adults with food allergies, including peanut allergy and tick‑related alpha‑gal syndrome.
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How the immune system and gut bacteria shape food allergy
This research looks at how certain immune cells and gut bacteria are linked to food allergies in children and adults.
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Common allergy-blocking antibodies in peanut allergy
This project looks at antibodies from people with peanut allergy and after immunotherapy to learn how they stop allergic reactions and could help others with food allergies.
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Antibodies that block peanut allergic reactions
This project looks at whether certain protective antibodies help children and adults with peanut allergy stay protected after oral immunotherapy.
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Helping early teens manage food allergies
This project teaches early adolescents with food allergies practical skills to avoid allergens and respond quickly if a reaction happens.
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Understanding B cell responses in food allergies
This study is looking at how your immune system's B cells react to different food allergens to understand what makes people allergic, with the hope of finding better treatments for food allergies, especially through a method called oral immunotherapy, and it involves analyzing blood samples from patients like you.
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Understanding how eating certain foods can prevent food allergies
This study is looking at how our immune system might help prevent food allergies by exploring how eating certain foods affects allergic reactions, and it could help us find new ways to keep people safe from food allergies in the future.
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How a mother's breast milk may help prevent food allergies in babies
This project tests whether antibodies and microbes in mother's breast milk help babies develop tolerance to foods like egg or peanut.
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Understanding the role of RELMβ in food allergies
This study is looking at how a substance called RELMβ might affect food allergies in kids, with the hope of finding new ways to predict and manage these allergies better.
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Understanding how B cells contribute to food allergies in children
This study is looking at how certain immune cells called B cells and their antibodies affect food allergies in kids, especially why some allergies go away on their own while others stick around, with the hope of finding new ways to help manage these allergies.
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Investigating how nerve and immune cells interact during food allergies
This study is looking at how nerve and immune cells in the gut work together when someone has a food allergy, hoping to find new ways to help manage and treat these allergies so that patients can better understand their reactions and feel better.
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Understanding how the brain and immune system interact during food allergies
This study is looking at how our immune system and nervous system work together when we have food allergies, and it hopes to find new ways to help people manage their allergic reactions better.
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Exploring new ways to prevent and treat food allergies
This study is looking for new ways to better understand and treat food allergies, and it invites patients to join in clinical trials to help test these exciting new treatments.
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Understanding and improving treatments for food allergies
This study is looking at a way to help people with food allergies feel safer by testing if taking allergenic foods less often can still help them build tolerance, making it easier for those who find daily treatments tough to manage.
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Investigating food allergies and potential treatments
This study is looking for people with peanut allergies to help us learn more about food allergies and find better ways to treat and prevent them, especially for those who might not have had access to this kind of research before.
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Investigating food allergies and their treatments
This study is all about finding better ways to treat food allergies, and it’s for anyone who has a food allergy and wants to help improve care and treatment options through participating in clinical trials.
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Investigating treatments for food allergies, particularly peanut allergies.
This study is looking at how a special treatment that changes the bacteria in your gut might help teenagers with peanut allergies feel better and have fewer allergic reactions.
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Investigating how food allergies affect brain inflammation and damage.
This study is looking at how food allergies might affect the brain and behavior, even if you don’t have a serious allergic reaction, to help us understand how these allergies could impact brain health.
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A center focused on food allergies and their treatments.
This study at Cincinnati Children's Hospital is looking for kids with food allergies to help find better treatments, so if you or your child has a food allergy, you can join in and make a difference!
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How skin bacteria may worsen food allergies in children with eczema
This study is looking at how certain bacteria on the skin might make food allergies worse in kids with eczema, and it hopes to find new ways to help prevent or treat those allergies.
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Understanding immune responses in allergic diseases like food allergies and rhinitis
This study is looking at how certain immune responses relate to allergies, like food allergies and hay fever, to help create better ways to diagnose and treat these conditions for patients.
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Understanding how specific antibodies can help treat food allergies
This study is looking at how certain antibodies can help people with peanut allergies by finding new ways to make them feel better and reduce allergic reactions, and it invites patients to join in to help discover these helpful antibody responses.
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Quick answers
How many Food Allergy clinical trials are recruiting right now?
23, as of November 12, 2026. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.
Where are these trials running?
In 9 countries. The most sites are in United States (9 trials), Poland (3 trials), France (3 trials), Spain (2 trials), Canada (2 trials). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.
What phases are they in?
Phase 2: 3, Phase 4: 2. Trials with no phase listed are usually device, behavioural or observational studies.
How do I join one?
Open a study, check the "Is this trial a fit for you?" section, then contact the study team listed on the page. They will ask a few screening questions. Asking is free and does not commit you to anything. Talk it over with your doctor first.
Find the studies that fit you
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