{"id":2295,"date":"2020-11-02T11:15:07","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T16:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/?page_id=2295"},"modified":"2026-04-09T11:19:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:19:22","slug":"clinical-trial-visits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/clinical-trials\/clinical-trial-visits\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical Trial Visits"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1402\/2025\/10\/Dr.-Kim-Baby-2-e1759419013729-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Kim and a patient in the CTRC\" width=\"495\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1402\/2025\/10\/Dr.-Kim-Baby-2-e1759419013729-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1402\/2025\/10\/Dr.-Kim-Baby-2-e1759419013729-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1402\/2025\/10\/Dr.-Kim-Baby-2-e1759419013729-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1402\/2025\/10\/Dr.-Kim-Baby-2-e1759419013729-1536x883.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1402\/2025\/10\/Dr.-Kim-Baby-2-e1759419013729-600x345.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1402\/2025\/10\/Dr.-Kim-Baby-2-e1759419013729-560x322.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1402\/2025\/10\/Dr.-Kim-Baby-2-e1759419013729.jpg 1705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>First Visit (Screening Visit)<\/h2>\n<hr  style=\"margin:20px 0\"class=\" rule-shadow osc-rule\" \/>\n<h3>This is the first time you\u2019ll meet the study team in-person!<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Signing consent forms, gathering vital signs (height, weight, blood pressure, temperature), collecting health history, performing physical exams, allergy skin testing, lung function testing, and a blood draw are typically the events associated with the first visit.<\/li>\n<li>The study team will provide any special instructions and directions to the clinic in advance of your visit.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Oral Food Challenge Visit<\/h2>\n<hr  style=\"margin:20px 0\"class=\" rule-shadow osc-rule\" \/>\n<h3>Oral food challenges are a way to test how much of a certain food a participant can eat before showing signs of an allergic reaction.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The participant will usually have anywhere from 1-10 doses during a food challenge. The doses start super small, and only participants who are tolerating the small doses will be given larger doses.<\/li>\n<li>These visits typically last between 3-7 hours in length.<\/li>\n<li>For most of the day, participants can still play and interact normally during a food challenge visit (watch TV, do school-work, color, play games)<\/li>\n<li>While these visits can make parents and participants anxious, the study team has extensive experience in conducting food challenges and treating patients when they have allergic reactions. We have emergency medications available and are able to remain in the research unit until it\u2019s safe for discharge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Dosing Visit<\/h2>\n<hr  style=\"margin:20px 0\"class=\" rule-shadow osc-rule\" \/>\n<h3>A dosing visit is when a participant comes to the research unit to receive their study drug.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Different studies use different types of study drugs. The research team will talk to you about what you\/your child\u2019s specific visit entails.<\/li>\n<li>These visits are usually shorter in length, from 1-3 hours and occur most often every two weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Clinical &amp; Translational Research Center (CTRC) Space<\/h2>\n<p>We have several age-appropriate locations for study visits, and while some have a larger play area for young children, all locations have either a curtain or door for the privacy of the participant and family.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row center-content oscitas-bootstrap-container\"><br class=\"yoast-text-mark\" \/><br \/>\n&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-4 oscitas-bootstrap-container\"><br class=\"yoast-text-mark\" \/><br \/>\n&gt;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1402\/2024\/02\/PCS-Room.jpg\" alt=\"Procedural Care Suite in the CTRC. There is a table with chairs in the center of the room, and treatment rooms that have fabric dividers.\" width=\"291\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1402\/2024\/02\/PCS-Room.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1402\/2024\/02\/PCS-Room-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1402\/2024\/02\/PCS-Room-280x210.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-4 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1402\/2024\/02\/Back-Hallway-Room-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Patient room for study visits.\" width=\"216\" height=\"198\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-4 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3123\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1402\/2024\/02\/Waiting-Area.jpg\" alt=\"CTRC waiting area\" width=\"291\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1402\/2024\/02\/Waiting-Area.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1402\/2024\/02\/Waiting-Area-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1402\/2024\/02\/Waiting-Area-280x210.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Questions? Contact us at <a href=\"mailto:foodallergy@unc.edu\">foodallergy@unc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Visit (Screening Visit) This is the first time you\u2019ll meet the study team in-person! Signing consent forms, gathering vital signs (height, weight, blood pressure, temperature), collecting health history, performing physical exams, allergy skin testing, lung function testing, and a blood draw are typically the events associated with the first visit. The study team will &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/clinical-trials\/clinical-trial-visits\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Clinical Trial Visits\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3424,"featured_media":0,"parent":2286,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2295","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"_links_to":[],"_links_to_target":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3424"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2295"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4409,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2295\/revisions\/4409"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/foodallergy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}