AQUApay (AQUA Predictive Ability in Youths): Study on the Predictive Ability of the Questionnaire AQUA© in Children and Adolescents

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Allergic diseases like asthma, rhinitis, conjunctivitis and dermatitis are very frequent in athletes, even if those complaining allergic symptoms do not always receive a medical diagnosis. Many athletes already start competitive sport activities in pediatric age, but allergy screening tests are usually not performed when assessing eligibility to sport practice. Therefore, the objective of the present study is assessing the predictive ability of the Allergy Questionnaire for Athletes (AQUA©), pediatric version, to predict the atopic status in young athletes.

Official Title
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AQUApay (AQUA Predictive Ability in Youths): Study on the Predictive Ability of the Questionnaire AQUA© in Children and Adolescents

Conditions
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Young Athletes

Intervention / Treatment
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* Diagnostic Test: Questionnaire AQUA©, pediatric version


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: - Athletes, males or females, 7 to 14 years old Exclusion Criteria: Use of systemic antihistamines or long term or high dose corticosteroids in the last two weeks; Poor understanding of written or spoken Italian; Lack of written informed consent.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 7 Years
Maximum Age: 14 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Children<br> | Diagnostic Test: Questionnaire AQUA©, pediatric version<br>* A version of AQUA© recently adapted and pretested in young athletes. It is a self-administered questionnaire composed of 25 items includes items about type, duration and intensity of training sessions, allergic status, habits of children (supplements and drugs intake) and their parents (smoking), presence and burden of infections.<br>|
| Adolescents<br> | Diagnostic Test: Questionnaire AQUA©, pediatric version<br>* A version of AQUA© recently adapted and pretested in young athletes. It is a self-administered questionnaire composed of 25 items includes items about type, duration and intensity of training sessions, allergic status, habits of children (supplements and drugs intake) and their parents (smoking), presence and burden of infections.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Atopic status | Having at least 1 positive skin prick test to common aero-allergens | Day 0 | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Psychological well-being | Percentage score from the WHO-5 questionnaire for measuring psychological well-being. The questionnaire is composed of 5 questions scored on a scale ranging from 0 (worse outcome) to 5 (best outcome). The total (raw) score is obtaining by summing all the individual score items, therefore it ranges from 0 (worse outcome) to 25 (best outcome). To obtain a percentage score ranging from 0 to 100, the raw score is multiplied by 4. A percentage score of 0 represents worst possible outcome, whereas a score of 100 represents best possible outcome. | Day 0 |