New tests could help kids with celiac disease stay on track
NCT ID NCT07157137
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 140 children with celiac disease, ages 2 to 18, who have been on a gluten-free diet for at least 6 months. Researchers will compare a questionnaire and rapid urine/stool tests to standard blood tests to see which methods best measure diet adherence. The goal is to find easier ways to monitor gluten exposure and improve nutritional health in these children.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide simpler, more accurate tools for doctors to monitor gluten-free diet adherence in children with celiac disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The tests being compared may not prove more reliable than current methods, and results may not apply to all age groups or populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Polish children with CD.
- Ages
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2 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria: * diagnosis of coeliac disease according to the European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) criteria, * age from 2 to 18 years of age, * gluten-free diet use for at least 6 months, * consent from legal guardians (and the child in case of patients ≥16 years of age) to participate in the study. Exclusion criteria: * under 2 years of age and over 18 years of age, * immunoglobulin A deficiency, * inflammatory bowel diseases, * gastrointestinal bleeding or other active bleeding, * gastric and/or duodenal ulcers, * liver failure, * heart failure according to the NYHA II-IV scale, * acute and chronic renal failure, * cancer, * after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, * whose legal guardians did not consent to participate in the study, * who did not consent to participate in the study (applies to patients ≥ 16 years of age).
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