Could a new oat variety be safe for celiac patients?
NCT ID NCT07515105
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a low-immunogenic oat variety called Saul is well-tolerated by adults with celiac disease who are in remission. Forty participants ate 50 grams of gluten-free Saul oat flakes daily for 14 days. Researchers tracked symptoms and blood markers to see if the oats caused any immune reaction or discomfort.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- certified gluten-free oats of the Saul variety
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that certain oat varieties are well-tolerated by people with celiac disease, potentially expanding their diet options.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Oats can still cause reactions in some people with celiac disease.
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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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Finished
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Nov 2022
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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: * age ≥18 years * a previously established diagnosis of celiac disease according to the modified ESPGHAN criteria , with seropositivity for EMA-IgA, tTG-IgA, and DGP-IgG at diagnosis, and histological evidence of small-intestinal mucosal damage consistent with Marsh 3a-3c * adherence to a strict gluten-free diet for at least two years * clinical and immunological remission of celiac disease for at least twelve months. Exclusion Criteria: * consumption of gluten-free oats for at least six months prior to study initiation * pregnancy * any other chronic condition, including autoimmune diseases, immunodeficiency (including IgA deficiency), food or other allergies, malignancy, or abnormal liver enzyme activity.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic
Prague, 10034, Czechia
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