Child Life Services for Kids' Allergy Skin Tests
Treatments studied
Part of Immune system & allergy, Mental health, Pain clinical trials.
This study is testing whether a special program called 'Child Life Services' can help children feel more comfortable and less anxious during a skin prick test, which is a common allergy test. The goal is to make the experience easier for kids and their families.
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Who can take part
- Your child must be between 1 and 18 years old.
- Your child must need a skin prick test (a small scratch on the skin to check for allergies).
- You and your child must agree to take part in the study and sign a consent form.
- Your child must not have any conditions that make a skin prick test unsafe.
- Your child must not have a psychiatric disorder or cognitive impairment that affects decision-making.
- Your child must not have severe heart, brain, or kidney problems.
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