Status:

COMPLETED

Diagnostic Significance of Positive EmA Antibodies in the Duodenal Culture Medium of Not-Celiac Wheat Sensitivity (NCWS)

Lead Sponsor:

University of Palermo

Conditions:

Not-celiac Gluten Sensitivity

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Brief Summary

The most frequent diseases caused by wheat ingestion are T cell-mediated disorders, i.e. celiac disease and immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated allergic reactions. However, besides celiac disease and whea...

Detailed Description

Gluten is the most important protein component of some grains, notably wheat, rye, and barley, which are the basis for a variety of wheat-derived alimentary products consumed throughout the world (bre...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult patients, both genders, with age between 18-65 years, that has been previously diagnosed as NCWS, according to a DBPC method
  • Patients testing negative for celiac disease ( anti-tTG and EMA negative, and with biopsy Marsh 0-1) and wheat allergy (serum specific igE for wheat negative)
  • Patients showed positive EmAs in the culture medium of the duodenal biopsies

Exclusion

  • Subjects diagnosed with celiac disease (positive anti-tTG and/or EMA, and positive histology, with Marsh 2 or above)
  • Subjects diagnosed with wheat allergy (positive serum specific IgE for wheat)
  • Subjects with Type 1 Diabetes
  • Subjects with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis)
  • Subjects with Helicobacter pylori infection and other gastrointestinal infection
  • Pregnancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2014

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02203201

Start Date

January 1 2014

End Date

June 1 2020

Last Update

October 8 2020

Active Locations (2)

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Department of Internal Medicine, Giovanni Paolo II Hospital of Sciacca

Sciacca, Agrigento, Italy, 92019

2

Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Palermo

Palermo, Italy, 90129