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Effectiveness of PENTABIOCEL in Clinical and Laboratory Recovery of Children With Celiac Disease
Celiac disease (CD) is an inflammatory condition of the small intestine. Environmental and genetic factors are involved in the development of CD. Apart from environmental and genetic factors other factors may also be involved, such as alteration in intestinal microbiota. Probiotic supplementation has been shown to be able to determine the intestinal healing. Recently the use of a mixture of some specific bacterial strains has shown its effectiveness. In this study effectiveness of a probiotic "Pentabiocel" which is a mixture of five different bacterial strains will be evaluated in CD affected children (already on a gluten-free diet) ...
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Effect of Acute and Sub-acute Administration of Gluten on Extra-intestinal and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Patients With Non-coeliac Gluten Sensitivity
The investigators will investigate the effects of acute and sub-acute administration of gluten on mood, intestinal permeability, gastrointestinal symptoms, gut microbiota and cortisol levels in NCGS patients.
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Effects of Different Bread Types in NCGS
Although wheat and gluten containing food products are generally considered to be healthy, a large number of individuals in the general population reduces or limits their intake and/or replaces wheat by other grains because of possible symptoms. This non-coeliac gluten/wheat sensitivity (NCGS/NCWS) is accompanied by a range of (extra-)intestinal complaints soon after consuming wheat or gluten, which improve after wheat/gluten withdrawal. Evidence for a biological mechanism and for the exact contributing compound is limited. Furthermore, the impact of grain type, bread processing and the resulting compositional changes in bread on ...
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Effects of Home Gluten Immunogenic Peptide Testing on Children With Celiac Disease
This study aims to investigate how knowledge of gluten immunogenic peptide (GIP) levels in stool and urine affects subsequent adherence to a gluten-free diet. Half of the participants will receive results in real-time using a home device and the other half will store samples to be tested at the end of the 30 week study. Participants will also have a diet review with a dietitian at the beginning of the end of their study and be asked questions about their symptoms, gluten-free diet adherence and quality of life.
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Efficacy of a Gluten-free Diet in Difficult to Manage Nephrotic Syndrome: Utility of Plasma Zonulin Levels as a Predictive Biomarker
Elevated plasma zonulin levels, which are supportive of a diagnosis of CD (celiac disease) in children with gastrointestinal symptoms, may indicate patients with difficult-to-manage NS who will benefit from initiation of a GFD (gluten free diet). This pilot study will determine whether high plasma zonulin levels can be used as a screening tool to identify patients with NS (nephrotic syndrome) who are likely to demonstrate a beneficial response to a GFD. It will provide important information about the feasibility of testing the efficacy of a GFD for this condition and assist in the design and sample size calculation for a definitive trial to...
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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Celiac Plexus Neurolysis (EUS-CPN) for Chronic Pancreatitis
Physicians need a tracking system for specific treatment modalities, and data to determine the impact of endoscopic ultrasound pain management for patients with chronic pancreatitis.
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EUS-guided Celiac Plexus Neurolysis for the Treatment of Abdominal Pain in Pancreatic Cancer
Studies have shown that injecting local anesthetics in areas rich in blood vessels increases the risk of drug injection into blood vessels by mistake and increases the systemic absorption of drugs, which may increase the incidence of central nervous system and cardiovascular system toxic events caused by local anesthetics.EUS-CPN-related complications have not been clearly associated with local anesthetic adverse events.However, EUS-CPN local anesthetic injection area is located around the beginning of the abdominal trunk with abundant large and small blood vessels. The choice of local anesthetics with higher safety than bupivacaine,...
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Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Gut Permeability Assessment
This research aims to develop portable devices - known as fluorescence spectrometers - to monitor the leakage of fluorescent dyes out of the gut into the blood stream. These devices will measure the leakiness (permeability) of the gut in a non-invasive manner and will provide an early warning that patients are at risk of infections caused by the unwanted flow of bacteria from the intestine to the rest of the body.
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General Population Level Estimation for Type 1 Diabetes Risk in Children 0-5 Years Old During Routine Care Delivery
Most children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) do not have a family member with diabetes and often are not diagnosed until the child is very sick. Research suggests that screening and identifying children at risk for T1D autoantibodies can prevent serious illness at the time of diagnosis and improve long-term health outcomes. The investigators will screen children, ages 0-5.99 for blood markers related to T1D and celiac disease during routine healthcare delivery at birth, 1, 2 and 5, years of age. Children found to have these markers will be either be referred to clinical care or offered participation in other monitoring or prevention...
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Genomic Resources for Enhancing Available Therapies (GREAT1.0) Study
This is a prospective, descriptive, observational research study designed to observe and document the clinical practice by domain experts, and how the knowledge of new findings that are published in the medical literature affect clinical decision making. The study will evaluate risk factors and co-variants, including genetic variants that are associated with disease progression such as pain, inflammation, organ dysfunction, disability and quality of life.
