NCWS or IBS/FD in Relatives of CD Patients
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Non Celiac Wheat Sensitivity
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
Functional Dyspepsia
Celiac Disease
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Diagnostic
- Participants needed
- 600 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Palermo · Other
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About This Trial
Over 50% of non-celiac wheat sensitivity (NCWS) patients are HLA DQ2/DQ8 positive and often have a Celiac Disease (CD) family history. Studies have identified a subgroup of NCWS patients whose clinical and immunological features are closer to CD than to irritable bowel syndrome/functional dyspepsia (IBS/FD) ('inflammatory subgroup'). The investigators hypothesized that among CD patient's relatives…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria
* CD patient's relatives
* \>18 years old
* reporting IBS/FD-like and extraintestinal (EI) symptoms
Exclusion criteria
* self-exclusion of wheat from the diet and refuse to reintroduce it for diagnostic purposes;
* drug and/or alcohol (\>30 g/day for men and \>20 g/day for wome…
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