New hope for celiac sufferers: drug targets stubborn symptoms
NCT ID NCT04424927
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a drug called PRV-015 in 388 adults with celiac disease who still had symptoms like belly pain and bloating even after following a strict gluten-free diet. The goal was to see if the drug could reduce these symptoms better than a placebo. Participants took the drug or a placebo for 24 weeks while continuing their gluten-free diet.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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388 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2020
- Finished
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Jul 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 to 70 years
- 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: * A diagnosis of celiac disease by intestinal biopsy * Following a GFD for at least 12 consecutive months * Must have detectable (above the lower limit of detection) serum celiac-related antibodies * Must have human leukocyte antigen DQ (HLA-DQ) typing consistent with celiac disease (DQ2 and/or DQ8) * Subjects must have had at least one of the following symptoms at least once per week during the month before screening: diarrhea, loose stools, abdominal pain, abdominal cramping, bloating, or gas. * Body weight between 35 and 120 kg Exclusion Criteria: * Current diagnosis of any severe complication of celiac disease, such as refractory celiac disease type 1 (RCD-I) or RCD-II, enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL), ulcerative jejunitis, or gastrointestinal (GI) perforation * Diagnosis of any chronic, active GI disease other than celiac disease * Presence of any active infection * Selective immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency, defined as having undetectable levels of IgA * Known or suspected exposure to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection in the 4 weeks before screening * Administration of a live vaccine within 14 days prior to randomization and the first administration of study drug * History or presence of any clinically significant disease that, in the opinion of the Investigator, may confound the subject's participation and follow-up in the clinical trial or put the subject at unnecessary risk * Females who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant during the study period, or who are currently breastfeeding
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
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Clinical Site
Los Angeles, California, 90036, United States
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Ventura, California, 93003, United States
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Denver, Colorado, 80209, United States
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Leesburg, Florida, 34748, United States
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Tampa, Florida, 33613, United States
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Winter Park, Florida, 32789, United States
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Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States
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Chesterfield, Michigan, 48047, United States
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Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Morristown, New Jersey, 07960, United States
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New Windsor, New York, 12553, United States
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Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607, United States
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 14401, United States
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Warwick, Rhode Island, 02886, United States
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Nashville, Tennessee, 37212, United States
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Garland, Texas, 75044, United States
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West Jordan, Utah, 84088, United States
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Bellevue, Washington, 98004, United States
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Tacoma, Washington, 98405, United States
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Hamilton, Ontario, L8S4K1, Canada
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Amsterdam, 1105 AZ, Netherlands
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Seville, Andalusia, 41013, Spain
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León, Castille and León, 24071, Spain
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Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Madrid, 28222, Spain
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Clinical Trial Site
Northbrook, Illinois, 60062, United States
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Clinical Trial Site
Chevy Chase, Maryland, 20815, United States
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Clinical Trial Site
Brooklyn, New York, 11235, United States
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Clinical Trial Site
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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Dublin, Ohio, 43016, United States
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North Charleston, South Carolina, 29405, United States
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Clinical Trial Site
Cedar Park, Texas, 78613, United States
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Terrassa, Catalonia, 082211, Spain
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Girona, 17007, Spain
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Lleida, 25196, Spain
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