Large study aims to unlock secrets of celiac disease
NCT ID NCT05597904
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is looking at 3,500 adults with celiac disease, dermatitis herpetiformis (a related skin condition), and their healthy friends or family. Researchers want to find genetic and biological markers that explain why the disease looks different in different people. No treatment is being tested; the goal is to better understand the disease.
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 help doctors predict which form of celiac disease a person might develop and personalize their care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly improve symptoms or offer a cure, and results may take years to apply.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 3,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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
National and also focused recruitment for patients with coeliac disease or dermatitis herpetiformis diagnosis. Healthy controls recruited via volunteered subjects with coeliac disease or dermatitis herpetiformis
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Cohorts 1 and 2: coeliac disease or dermatitis herpetiformis diagnosis * Cohort 3: friend or non-related family member of coeliac disease or dermatitis herpetiformis patient Exclusion Criteria: * Cohorts 1-3: Age \<18 years * Cohorts 1 and 2: coeliac disease or dermatitis herpetiformis diagnosis not confirmed * Cohort 3: coeliac disease or dermatitis herpetiformis diagnosis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tampere University Hospital
RECRUITINGTampere, 33521, Finland
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