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Aug 23, 10 02:35PMSwedish celiac disease women living on a gluten-free diet for years report poorer subjective health and more bowel complaints than Swedish women of same age in general population. The investigators hypothesis is that the women participating in an education programme based on problem based learning will show higher degree of perceived health than the women receiving usua...Location: Norrkoping Hospital, Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 12, 10 12:31AMThe main objective of this study is to determine the frequency of different gastrointestinal disorders as the cause of diarrhea in patients at a tertiary referral center using confocal laser endomicroscopy.Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 12, 10 02:36AMCeliac plexus neurolysis (CPN) has been performed for nearly 100 years to alleviate the abdominal pain associated with pancreatic malignancy and other conditions, and is usually undertaken at a late stage in the disease process, when analgesic options have been largely exhausted or have led to significant and often unacceptable side effects. Until recently, CPN was most ...Location: Northwestern Memorial Hospital Status: Not yet recruiting» Read more
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Aug 12, 10 05:13AMPancreatic cancer presents with pain in the majority of cases. Destruction of the celiac ganglia by ultrasound guided injection of sclerosing agents such as alcohol is sometimes used for pain that no longer responds to treatment with narcotics. The investigators compare standard narcotic treatment to celiac plexus alcohol injection (celiac plexus neurolysis) and do so in...Location: CHUM Status: Completed» Read more
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Aug 12, 10 06:01AMCeliac disease is a condition in which the small intestine is damaged by gluten, the storage protein of wheat and similar proteins in barley and rye. The disease can cause different symptoms such as diarrhea, bloating, abdominal pain and weight loss. The majority of patients respond to a gluten-free diet. However some patients (5-30%) have persistent symptoms and are con...Location: Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Status: Completed» Read more
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Aug 12, 10 07:10AMThe focus of this study is to create a database containing information about patients with celiac disease. This database will allow us to examine clinical and epidemiologic features of the University of Chicago Medical Center patient population. We have the largest population of patients with celiac disease in the mid-West and as such this study using information gathere...Location: The University of Chicago Medical Center Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 23, 10 08:40PMThe investigators hypothesize that low serum ghrelin levels may characterize a group of patients with poor weight gain and/or linear growth who do not have any other identified cause for growth failure. These patients may present with a variety of complaints and are often evaluated by both pediatric endocrinologists and pediatric gastroenterologists. The investigators ...Location: Tripler Army Medical Center/Dept of Pediatrics Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 23, 10 09:07PMDiarrheal disease is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in children under five. Disease is treated symptomatically with oral rehydration (ORS) as a basic measure. In children with severe zinc deficiency, diarrhea is common and responds quickly to zinc supplementation. Zinc supplementation may also helpful in diarrheal children without zinc deficiency. Ef...Location: Szpital im Sw Jadwigi w Trzebicy Status: Not yet recruiting» Read more
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Aug 12, 10 10:06AMThe main purpose of this study is to assess the impact of the diagnosis of celiac disease on general health, healthcare resource utilization, quality of life and lifestyle. We hypothesize that diagnosis and subsequent dietary treatment may have positive impact on these variables.Location: Pediatric Research Centre, University of Tamper... Status: Recruiting» Read more
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Aug 12, 10 11:40AMThe investigators will evaluate the use of an HLA-DQ2-gliadin tetramer for staining of gluten specific T cells in the diagnostics of uncertain celiac disease. Some patients have started on a gluten free diet without a diagnosis of celiac disease. Subsequent later investigation in special care is difficult as the patients often are reluctant to prolonged gluten challenge....Location: Department of Medicine, Endoscopy Unit, Rikshos... Status: Recruiting» Read more
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