Allergen immunotherapy for the prevention of allergic disease: protocol for a systematic review

  • Sangeeta Dhami
  • , Ulugbek Nurmatov
  • , Susanne Halken
  • , Moises A Calderón
  • , Antonella Muraro
  • , Graham Roberts
  • , George Du Toit
  • , Jörg Kleine-Tebbe
  • , Desiree Larenas-Linnemann
  • , Susanne Lau
  • , Paolo Maria Matricardi
  • , Giovanni Pajno
  • , Nikolaos G Papadopoulos
  • , Oliver Pfaar
  • , Dermot Ryan
  • , Alexandra F Santos
  • , Frans Timmermanns
  • , Ulrich Wahn
  • , Aziz Sheikh

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    Abstract

    BACKGROUND: The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) is in the process of developing the EAACI Guidelines for Allergen Immunotherapy (AIT) for the Prevention of Allergic Disease. We seek to critically assess the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and safety of AIT in the prevention of allergic disease.

    METHODS: We will undertake a systematic review, which will involve searching international biomedical databases for published, in progress and unpublished evidence. Studies will be independently screened against pre-defined eligibility criteria and critically appraised using established instruments. Data will be descriptively and, if possible and appropriate, quantitatively synthesized.

    DISCUSSION: The findings from this review will be used to inform the development of recommendations for EAACI's Guidelines on AIT.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)236-41
    Number of pages6
    JournalPediatric Allergy and Immunology
    Volume27
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - May 2016

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