Can Gluten/Wheat or Other Foods be Responsible for FMF Attacks

RecruitingOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment

60

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 1, 2024

Primary Completion Date

August 30, 2024

Study Completion Date

May 1, 2026

Conditions
Familial Mediterranean FeverNon-celiac Gluten Sensitivity
Interventions
OTHER

Main questionnaire

Main questionnaire will evaluate the demographic and genetic characteristics, clinical manifestations, and self-perception of sensitivity to wheat or other food and the possible relationship between the intake of wheat or other foods and the flare-ups of the disease in FMF patients

OTHER

Secondary questionnaire

Secondary questionnaire will investigate the possible appearance of gastrointestinal and extraintestinal symptoms linked to the ingestion of gluten/wheat, which are not identifiable, by the patient, as FMF flare-ups, but might be compatible with a NCGS/NCWS diagnosis

Trial Locations (1)

90127

RECRUITING

University Hospital of Palermo, Palermo

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Palermo

OTHER