Benefits From and Barriers to Portable Detection of Gluten, Based on a Randomized Pilot Trial of Patients With Celiac Disease

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Nov;17(12):2605-2607. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.03.011. Epub 2019 Mar 15.

Abstract

Research links diminished quality of life (QOL) to the challenges of a strict gluten-free diet (GFD), the only treatment for celiac disease (CD).1-4 This pilot study assessed the acceptability and feasibility of a portable gluten sensor device (Nima) to promote GFD adherence and QOL.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03321214.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Anxiety / etiology
  • Celiac Disease / diet therapy
  • Diet, Gluten-Free
  • Female
  • Food Analysis / instrumentation*
  • Food Contamination / analysis
  • Glutens / analysis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pilot Projects
  • Quality of Life

Substances

  • Glutens

Associated data

  • ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT03321214