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Prospective Study of Undiagnosed Celiac Disease

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Celiac Disease
Interventions
Other: Dietary instruction
Registration Number
NCT01317914
Lead Sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Brief Summary

Direct benefits to the participants, who are diagnosed with celiac disease may be substantial and could include lessening or prevention of GI symptoms, correction of biochemical abnormalities and reduction in risk for malignancies or bone disease which are most common in untreated celiac disease. However, the precise benefit is unknown and the motivation for this proposed study. If these individuals have a positive celiac serology test at the present time there is a high likelihood that they may have celiac disease.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
31
Inclusion Criteria
  • At least 60 years old
  • Male and female

Retrospective testing for celiac disease was done on previously stored serum. Contacting specific individuals for inclusion into study

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Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Dietary instruction on Gluten Free DietDietary instruction-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Understanding the impact of undiagnosed celiac disease and the potential benefits of diagnosisone year

To understanding the impact of undiagnosed celiac disease and the potential benefits, detection and treatment may have a substantial impact on the health of these subjects and the large numbers of Americans with undiagnosed celiac disease. The outcome measures we will be looking at are Quality of Life, GI Symptoms including diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain, Tissue Transglutaminase level improvement after 12 weeks on a gluten free diet, bone density, understanding of a gluten free diet.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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