Bovine Colostrum to Prevent Absorption of Gluten

Study Purpose

To investigate the use of hyperimmune bovine colostrum to reduce gluten absorption. A double-blind, cross-over study will be performed in which persons who are following a strict gluten-free diet will be challenged with oral gluten with or without the bovine colostrum.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Healthy volunteers are participants who do not have a disease or condition, or related conditions or symptoms

Yes
Study Type

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Interventional
Eligible Ages 18 Years - 75 Years
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • - Self-reported strict adherence to a gluten-free diet for at least 3 months.
This may be a lifestyle choice, in solidarity with a child or other family/household member with celiac disease, because of non-celiac gluten sensitivity or because of celiac disease.
  • - Willing to provide informed consent for all study procedures.
  • - Healthy volunteer according to the investigator assessment (history and physical exam)

    Exclusion Criteria:

    - Definite or probable gluten exposure during the 72 hours preceding each study intervention visit.
  • - Known active gastrointestinal disease.
  • - Use of an oral digestive enzyme supplement during the 72 hours preceding each study intervention (challenge) visit.
  • - History of severe symptomatic reactions to gluten or milk proteins.
  • - History of allergy to beef or meat.
  • - History of allergy to apple.
  • - Severe lactose intolerance.
  • - Any medication or medical condition which, in the opinion of the investigators, could adversely affect the patient's participation in the trial.
  • - Allergy to PPI or other contraindication for PPI use (i.
e history of interstitial nephritis attributed to PPI, history of PPI-induced diarrhea) - Pregnant women (according to pregnancy test)

Trial Details

Trial ID:

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NCT05555446
Phase

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Early Phase 1
Lead Sponsor

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Milky Way Life Sciences LLC
Principal Investigator

The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.

Jocelyn Silvester, MD PhD
Principal Investigator Affiliation Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Agency Class

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Industry, Other
Overall Status Recruiting
Countries United States
Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.

Celiac Disease, Gluten Sensitivity, Non-celiac Gluten Sensitivity
Additional Details

Physiologic double-blind, cross-over, study in which volunteers on a gluten-free diet will ingest gluten with or without colostrum. Subject Participation and Study Duration. The study will imply 5 visits for each participant. At the second and fourth visit, they will either take gluten with colostrum powder or with a placebo. Follow-up duration will be until three days after the last study visit. Each participant will be given daily proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy (omeprazole 20 mg) at least one week before the first intervention, and for the entire duration of the study. Each participant will be invited to fill a celiac disease patient reported outcomes questionnaire (Celiac Disease Symptoms Diary) for the 24 hours prior the study intervention and three days after. Blood and urine samples will be collected during the 24 hours following each study intervention (gluten + colostrum or gluten + placebo) Adverse events will be recorded during the entire study from enrollment to termination (termination will occur 3 days after the second challenge at the end of the patient reported outcome (PRO) recording period).

Arms & Interventions

Arms

Experimental: Bovine colostrum

Participant will receive 18g of bovine colostrum with apple sauce and 1g of gluten.

Placebo Comparator: Placebo

Participant will receive 18g of placebo with apple sauce and 1g of gluten.

Interventions

Dietary Supplement: - Bovine colostrum

Subject will receive bovine colostrum with gluten.

Dietary Supplement: - Placebo

Subject will receive a placebo with gluten.

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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Status

Recruiting

Address

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

Site Contact

Emma Frank

efrank2@bidmc.harvard.edu

617-667-3419

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