Blood test may replace painful biopsy for celiac diagnosis
NCT ID NCT07364461
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a newer type of blood test (CLIA) can reliably diagnose celiac disease without needing a biopsy of the small intestine. Researchers analyzed data from 765 adults who had both the blood test and a biopsy. The goal was to find the right cutoff value that would make the blood test accurate enough to confirm celiac disease on its own.
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 allow many adults with celiac disease to be diagnosed with a simple blood test instead of an invasive biopsy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study analyzing existing data, not a new treatment trial. The findings may not apply to all populations or test brands.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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765 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2020
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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
Patients who had TGA measured by CLIA within the healthcare area served by the Catlab Clinical Analysis Laboratory, covering a population of 717.181 inhabitants as of 1 January 2024 (IDESCAT). This area includes primary care centres and three community hospitals: University Hospital Mútua Terrassa, University Hospital Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa and Consorci Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Having undergone duodenal biopsy and a complete CD diagnostic work-up * Eating a gluten-containing diet Exclusion Criteria: * Having an unsuitable or non-performed duodenal biopsy * Incomplete clinical data * Inconclusive diagnostic findings * Previous diagnosis of CD with duodenal biopsy performed during gluten-free diet (GFD) * IgA deficiency
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CatLab AIE
Viladecavalls, Barcelona, 08232, Spain
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