Gluten-free diet for inflammatory back pain
Part of Digestive system, Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study looks at whether a gluten-free diet helps people who have both inflammatory back pain (a type of arthritis) and either celiac disease or sensitivity to wheat. It aims to see if avoiding gluten can reduce back pain symptoms.
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Who can take part
- You have inflammatory back pain (morning stiffness lasting over half an hour, pain better with exercise but not rest, waking at night due to pain, or buttock pain that switches sides).
- You have been diagnosed with celiac disease (positive blood tests and damage to the intestine) or you have symptoms triggered by food that go away on a special diet and come back when wheat is reintroduced.
- You are willing to eat wheat again if you previously avoided it, to participate in the study.
- You do not have other stomach or rheumatic diseases, or nervous system or psychiatric conditions that might interfere.
- You are physically able to exercise or be active (no physical limitations that restrict movement).
Quick eligibility check
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