Could your genes tell you what to eat for lupus? new study tests Low-Gluten diet
NCT ID NCT07183007
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a low-gluten diet, tailored to a person's genetic makeup, can help manage systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Researchers will screen 100 lupus patients for specific genes (HLA-DQ2 or DQ8) and then randomly assign those who test positive to either a low-gluten diet or no special diet. The goal is to see if the diet reduces disease activity and improves quality of life over several months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- low gluten diet
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a personalized dietary approach to help manage lupus symptoms and improve quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 100 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The diet may not significantly reduce disease activity or improve quality of life.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: 1. Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) diagnosed according to the 2019 EULAR/ACR criteria, registered as patients at RSCM. 2. Age above 18 years Exclusion Criteria: 1. Presence of active infection. 2. Refusal to participate in the study. 3. Pregnancy. 4. Breastfeeding. 5. Already on a specific autoimmune-related diet. 6. Patients with severe medical conditions (active cancer, stage V chronic kidney disease, or acute heart failure). 7. Patients taking corticosteroids equivalent to more than 20 mg/dL prednisone
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital
Jakarta Pusat, Jakarta Special Capital Region, Indonesia
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