Hidden liver risk in kids with celiac disease?
NCT ID NCT06206616
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how often children with celiac disease also have fatty liver disease, and whether a gluten-free diet helps. Researchers will review medical records of 91 children to track changes before and after starting the diet. The goal is to better understand the link between these two conditions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 91 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
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
Celiac Disease diagnosis according European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) criteria, aged 1-14 years.
- Ages
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1 year to 14 years
- Sex
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Anyone
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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: * Age \>1 and \<14 years * Celiac Disease diagnosis according European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) criteria Exclusion Criteria: * age \<1 and \>14 years; * self-exclusion of gluten/wheat from the diet and refusal to reintroduce it, for diagnostic purposes, before entering the study; * bacterial and/or parasitic infections; * diagnosis of chronic inflammatory intestinal diseases and other organic pathologies affecting the digestive system (for example, serious liver diseases), nervous system diseases, immunological deficits and impairments that limit physical activity; * diagnosis of cancer * patients undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gastroenterological Paediatrics, Children's Hospital "G. Di Cristina"
RECRUITINGPalermo, Palermo, 90127, Italy
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General Pediatrics Unit, Children's Hospital "G. Di Cristina"
RECRUITINGPalermo, Palermo, 90127, Italy
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