Coeliac Disease in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Celiac Disease

• Registration Number: NCT04041622
• Lead Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Brief Summary

In this study, all citizen of Nord-Trøndelag County, Norway, above 20 years of age are invited to participate in a population-based health study, the HUNT study. Blood samples are drawn from the participants and assessed for celiac disease by a serological assay. Celiac disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the small intestine due to dietary gluten in wheat, barley and rye. The diagnosis will be verified through endoscopic assessment and biopsies from the small intestinal mucosa. The aims of the study are 1) to establish the population-based prevalence of celiac disease; 2) to assess the consequences of the disease from patient reported outcomes, symptoms, deficiencies, and co-morbidity; 3) to study possible risk factors and environmental triggering events; 4) to identify genetic predictors and gene-environmental interactions.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-06-17
• Study First Submitted: 2019-07-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-07-31
• Study First Posted: 2019-08-01
• Primary Completion: 2024-07-01
• Study Completion: 2024-07-01
• Status Verified: 2025-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-05-21
• Last Update Posted: 2025-05-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 56000

Inclusion Criteria

• Participants of the forth round of the HUNT study

Exclusion Criteria

• None

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of celiac disease	1 year	the proportion of cases in the general population of Nord-Trøndelag County, Norway

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Levanger Hospital, Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust; 🇳🇴 Levanger, Norway