Small amounts of gluten in subjects with suspected nonceliac gluten sensitivity: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial

Di Sabatino, Antonio, Volta, Umberto, Salvatore, Chiara, Biancheri, Paolo, Caio, Giacomo, De Giorgio, Roberto, Di Stefano, Michele and Corazza, Gino R (2015) Small amounts of gluten in subjects with suspected nonceliac gluten sensitivity: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 13 (9). 1604-1612.e3. ISSN 1542-3565

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Abstract

BACKGROUND & AIMS: There is debate over the existence of nonceliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) intestinal and extraintestinal symptoms in response to ingestion of gluten-containing foods by people without celiac disease or wheat allergy. We performed a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial to determine the effects of administration of low doses of gluten to subjects with suspected NCGS. METHODS: We enrolled 61 adults without celiac disease or a wheat allergy who believed ingestion of gluten-containing food to be the cause of their intestinal and extraintestinal symptoms. Participants were assigned randomly to groups given either 4.375 g/day gluten or rice starch (placebo) for 1 week, each via gastrosoluble capsules. After a 1-week gluten-free diet, participants crossed over to the other group. The primary outcome was the change in overall (intestinal and extraintestinal) symptoms, determined by established scoring systems, between gluten and placebo intake. A secondary outcome was the change in individual symptom scores between gluten vs placebo. RESULTS: According to the per-protocol analysis of data from the 59 patients who completed the trial, intake of gluten significantly increased overall symptoms compared with placebo (P = .034). Abdominal bloating (P = .040) and pain (P = .047), among the intestinal symptoms, and foggy mind (P = .019), depression (P = .020), and aphthous stomatitis (P = .025), among the extraintestinal symptoms, were significantly more severe when subjects received gluten than placebo. CONCLUSIONS: In a cross-over trial of subjects with suspected NCGS, the severity of overall symptoms increased significantly during 1 week of intake of small amounts of gluten, compared with placebo. Clinical trial no: ISRCTN72857280.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Copyright © 2015 AGA Institute. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	chemically induced,adult,cross-over studies,chemically induced,double-blind method,female,administration & dosage,humans,pathology,chemically induced,male,administration & dosage,prospective studies,severity of illness index,chemically induced
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	07 Aug 2018 16:30
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2022 19:35
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/67973
DOI:	10.1016/j.cgh.2015.01.029

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