Gluten Challenge in Celiac Disease - Which Formulation of Gluten Gives the Best Response?

NCT ID: NCT07039773

Last Updated: 2025-06-26

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-08-01

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the immune response to gluten in patients with celiac disease (CeD) by comparing different forms of gluten administration. The participant population includes adults diagnosed with CeD, who are adhering to a gluten-free diet (GFD). The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does liquid gluten administration elicit a higher IL-2 cytokine response compared to solid gluten administration?
* What is the relationship between serum IL-2 levels and gluten peptide serum concentrations following gluten challenges?

Researchers will compare the responses of two groups: participants receiving liquid gluten (shake) to those receiving solid gluten (cookie) to determine if there is a significant difference in the IL-2 response rates between the two forms.

Participants will be asked to:

* Undergo two gluten challenges (liquid and solid) in a randomized order with at least 4 weeks apart.
* Provide blood samples before and after each challenge to measure serum IL-2 levels and gluten peptide concentrations over a period of 6 hours.
* Report any symptoms experienced following each gluten challenge.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Celiac Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Gluten shake

Liquid form

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Vital wheat gluten

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Gluten-containing shake vs gluten-containing cookie

Vital wheat gluten

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Half of participants will receive gluten-containing shake first, then gluten-containing cookie next, and vice versa

Gluten cookie

Solid form

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Vital wheat gluten

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Gluten-containing shake vs gluten-containing cookie

Vital wheat gluten

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Half of participants will receive gluten-containing shake first, then gluten-containing cookie next, and vice versa

Interventions

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Vital wheat gluten

Gluten-containing shake vs gluten-containing cookie

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Vital wheat gluten

Half of participants will receive gluten-containing shake first, then gluten-containing cookie next, and vice versa

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* BMI 18-33 kg/m2
* Willingness to comply with the study procedure and having signed informed, written consent
* Previous diagnosis of coeliac disease according to established guidelines based on positive serology (Endomysium test, IgA-TG2 and/or IgG-DGP) (diagnosed in childhood) and a duodenal biopsy showing villous atrophy graded as Marsh 3 according to guidelines from European Society for Study of Coeliac Disease .
* Strict adherence to a gluten-free diet at least the 12 last months.

Exclusion Criteria

* Positive serology (IgA-TG2 below upper level of normal) at screening visit
* Pregnancy or breast feeding. Fertile women must use effective contraception.
* Other inflammatory disease like uncontrolled hypothyreosis, type 1 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, thyroid and renal disorders, inflammatory bowel diseases or any other disease that in the opinion of the responsible clinician makes the patient unsuitable for the study
* Using of immunosuppressive/steroid medications
* Wheat allergy
* Severe acute infection
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Lovisenberg

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Oslo University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Knut E. A. Lundin

Senior consultant, professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Oslo University Hospital

Oslo, Oslo County, Norway

Site Status

Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital

Oslo, Oslo County, Norway

Site Status

Countries

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Norway

Facility Contacts

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Stine R Lund

Role: primary

+47 230 72 403

Anita Tollisen, PhD

Role: primary

References

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Tye-Din JA, Daveson AJM, Goldstein KE, Hand HL, Neff KM, Goel G, Williams LJ, Truitt KE, Anderson RP; RESET CeD Study Group. Patient factors influencing acute gluten reactions and cytokine release in treated coeliac disease. BMC Med. 2020 Nov 26;18(1):362. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01828-y.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33239013 (View on PubMed)

Goel G, Daveson AJM, Hooi CE, Tye-Din JA, Wang S, Szymczak E, Williams LJ, Dzuris JL, Neff KM, Truitt KE, Anderson RP. Serum cytokines elevated during gluten-mediated cytokine release in coeliac disease. Clin Exp Immunol. 2020 Jan;199(1):68-78. doi: 10.1111/cei.13369. Epub 2019 Oct 1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31505020 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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24/27476

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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