NCT05998291

Dermatitis Herpetiformis Refractory to Gluten Free Diet

Gluteenittomaan Ruokavaliohoitoon Vastaamaton Ihokeliakia

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 23 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Tampere University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The main purpose of the study is to find out 1. the natural course of refractory dermatitis herpetiformis and the development of possible complications 2. the strictness of gluten-free diet treatment in refractory dermatitis herpetiformis

Detailed description

Refractory dermatitis herpetiformis refers to dermatitis herpetiformis unresponsive to gluten-free diet therapy. So far, there is very little knowledge on the course of the disease and the causes and prognosis of refractory celiac disease. Study patients with refractory dermatitis herpetiformis will be recruited. As a control material dermatitis herpetiformis patients with good response to gluten-free dietary treatment will be recruited.

Conditions

• Dermatitis Herpetiformis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Assessment of prognosis of refractory dermatitis herpetiformis. No intervention	Assessment of prognosis of refractory dermatitis herpetiformis. No intervention

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-06-15
• Primary completion: 2025-12-31
• Completion: 2026-12-31
• First posted: 2023-08-18
• Last updated: 2023-08-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Finland