Status:

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Dermatitis Herpetiformis Refractory to Gluten Free Diet

Lead Sponsor:

Tampere University Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Tampere University

University of Helsinki

Conditions:

Dermatitis Herpetiformis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The main purpose of the study is to find out 1. the natural course of refractory dermatitis herpetiformis and the development of possible complications 2. the strictness of gluten-free diet treatment...

Detailed Description

Refractory dermatitis herpetiformis refers to dermatitis herpetiformis unresponsive to gluten-free diet therapy. So far, there is very little knowledge on the course of the disease and the causes and ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Study patients:
  • Dermatitis herpetiformis diagnosis
  • Dermatitis herpetiformis rash not responding to a strict gluten-free diet after at least 3 years
  • Control patients:
  • Dermatitis herpetiformis diagnosis
  • Dermatitis herpetiformis with good response to a gluten-free diet

Exclusion

  • Study patients:
  • Not following strict gluten-free diet
  • Control patients:
  • Not following a strict gluten-free diet

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 15 2023

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

23 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05998291

Start Date

June 15 2023

End Date

December 31 2026

Last Update

August 22 2023

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Tampere University Hospital

Tampere, Finland, 33101