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Celiac DiseaseZELIAKIDENCT05467865

Celiac Disease: Nutrition Education in Primary School

A study testing ZELIAKIDE in people with Celiac Disease, run by University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) at 1 site in Spain.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Celiac disease is a chronic immune-based intestinal pathology. Its prevalence is 1% and its incidence has increased in recent years. This disease usually causes gastrointestinal and/or extraintestinal symptoms, which can only be reduced by following a strict, lifelong gluten-free diet. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 10 to 12 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Celiac Disease
What is being tested?
ZELIAKIDE
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
299 participants
Where
1 siteSpain
Study dates
30 Jun 2020to 1 Nov 2023
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 10 to 12 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • School must show interest in participating in the project.
  • Children study in a primary school that must be used to project based learning.
  • Have at least one class in grades 5th and 6th level of primary school.

Who cannot join

  • Family or closed relationship with school students.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Spain1 site
  • Itziar Churruca Ortega

    Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, 01006

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About this study

Official title: A Quasi-experimental Intervention Protocol for Nutrition Education About Celiac Disease to Primary School Children (Zeliakide Project)

Celiac disease is a chronic immune-based intestinal pathology. Its prevalence is 1% and its incidence has increased in recent years. This disease usually causes gastrointestinal and/or extraintestinal symptoms, which can only be reduced by following a strict, lifelong gluten-free diet. In addition, the social life of people with celiac disease is impaired due to the impact of the gluten-free diet on daily activities.

An adequate Nutrition Education program can improve the physical and social health of these people. Moreover, considering the high impact this disease has on the people close to the celiac patient, and due to the important role that general population has in the care and inclusion of persons with celiac disease, education should be directed to general population.

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Therefore, the purpose of ZELIAKIDE program is to promote Nutrition Education in general population. In particular, the specific aims are 1) to promote the social inclusion of people with celiac disease by raising awareness among the general population, and 2) to promote a balanced diet and an interest in science and research among children.

ZELIAKIDE is an intervention aimed at children and focused on the school environment, and is based on Inquiry Based Learning (IBL) methodology. Inquiry-based Teaching-Learning Sequence (TLS) has been created to internalize and integrate competences related to celiac disease, gluten, gluten-free diet, balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.

In addition, this TLS aims to develop scientific competence through activities that promote science and the research process.

Although nutrition education programs for children have proven to be effective, it has been observed that children's interest in science has decreased. The investigators therefore aim to implement a nutrition education programme based on previous experiences that promotes science skills and stimulates children's interest in science.

Conditions
Celiac Disease
Being tested
ZELIAKIDE
Keywords
celiac disease, nutrition education, children, gluten-free diet, balanced diet
Medical subject headings
Celiac Disease

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • ZELIAKIDEOther

    The nutrition education program will be adapted to the curriculum of the schools. The intervention will consist of 8 sessions and the main topics will be: (1) to understand the balanced diet and to apply it to one´s own diet, (2) to learn what celiac disease and gluten are, (3) to promote social inclusion.

    Each session will last 60 minutes and they will take place during school hours. The whole intervention will last 4 weeks, 2 sessions per week. Teaching-learning process will be developed through games and experiments.

    Designed activities are based on IBL methodology, which has proven to be very effective in science teaching-learning processes. As a result, inquiry-oriented TLS has been developed, focused on facilitating children's understanding of the research process.

Study groups in NCT05467865
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Experimental, nutrition education programExperimentalNot described
Receives: Other: ZELIAKIDE
control groupNo interventionNot described

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change in nutrition knowledge

    A questionnaire was designed to be able to assess all outcomes. It was divided into 8 parts: each one for each session, carried out in different days. The same questionnaire part is completed twice (before and after each session) in order to assess changes due to the intervention.

    Regarding the change in nutrition knowledge will be measured in parts 1 and 2 of the questionnaire. The unit of measure will be the score obtained in the questionnaires (0, worst - 4, best / the number of correct answers).

    Measured: 4 weeks, twice a week

  2. Change in Celiac Disease knowledge

    The questionnaire will be used to measure the change (see explanation of the type of questionnaire in the first outcome measure). The change in Celiac Disease knowledge will be measured in part 3 of the questionnaire. The unit of measure will be the score obtained in the questionnaires (0, worst - 4, best / the number of correct answers).

    Measured: 4 weeks, twice a week

  3. Change in intentional behavior related to the social inclusion of people with Celiac condition

    The questionnaire will be used to measure the change (see explanation of the type of questionnaire in the first outcome measure). The change in intentional behavior will be measured in part 3, 6 and 8 of the questionnaire. The unit of measure will be the score obtained in the questionnaires (0, worst - 4, best / the number of correct answers).

    Measured: 4 weeks, twice a week

  4. Change in knowledge regarding gluten and its presence in food

    The questionnaire will be used to measure the change (see explanation of the type of questionnaire in the first outcome measure). The change in knowledge regarding gluten and its presence in food will be measured in part 3, 4, 5, and 7 of the questionnaire. The unit of measure will be the score obtained in the questionnaires (0, worst - 4, best / the number of correct answers).

    Measured: 4 weeks, twice a week

  5. Change in behavior in relation to interest in science

    The questionnaire will be used to measure the change (see explanation of the type of questionnaire in the first outcome measure). The change in knowledge regarding gluten and its presence in food will be measured in part 5 of the questionnaire. The unit of measure will be the score obtained in the questionnaires in order to assess behavior change (0, worst; 4, best).

    Measured: 4 weeks, twice a week

  6. Change in behavior in relation to the consumption of unhealthy foods

    The questionnaire will be used to measure the change in behavior in relation to the consumption of unhealthy foods, it will be measured in parts 2-8. The unit of measure will be the score obtained in the questionnaires (0, worst - 5, best).

    Measured: 4 weeks, twice a week

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Opinion of the parents/guardians of the children in relation to the project

    A separate questionnaire will be completed by parents/guardians of the participants. This questionnaire will measure the two secondary outcomes. The answers to the questionnaire will be yes/no/don't know.

    Measured: immediately after the intervention.

  2. Opinion of the children about the project reported by their parents/guardians

    A separate questionnaire will be completed by parents/guardians of the participants. This questionnaire will measure the two secondary outcomes. The answers to the questionnaire will be yes/no/don't know.

    Measured: immediately after the intervention.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Jul 2022
  2. Study start30 Jun 2020
  3. Primary completion1 Nov 2023
  4. Study completion1 Nov 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
299 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05467865
Sponsor's protocol ID
M10_2020_081 ZELIAKIDE
Other IDs
GIU18/078, IT1419-19
Acronym
ZELIAKIDE
Status last verified
Nov 2023
First submitted
26 Apr 2022
Last updated
13 Nov 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Sevinc E, Cetin FH, Coskun BD. Psychopathology, quality of life, and related factors in children with celiac disease. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2017 May-Jun;93(3):267-273. doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2016.06.012. Epub 2016 Nov 23.

    PubMed 27886806
  • Murimi MW, Kanyi M, Mupfudze T, Amin MR, Mbogori T, Aldubayan K. Factors Influencing Efficacy of Nutrition Education Interventions: A Systematic Review. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2017 Feb;49(2):142-165.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2016.09.003. Epub 2016 Nov 1.

    PubMed 27814976
  • Lasa A, Larretxi I, Simon E, Churruca I, Navarro V, Martinez O, Bustamante MA, Miranda J. New Software for Gluten-Free Diet Evaluation and Nutritional Education. Nutrients. 2019 Oct 17;11(10):2505. doi: 10.3390/nu11102505.

    PubMed 31627463
  • Haas K, Martin A, Park KT. Text Message Intervention (TEACH) Improves Quality of Life and Patient Activation in Celiac Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Pediatr. 2017 Jun;185:62-67.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.02.062. Epub 2017 Mar 23.

    PubMed 28343658
  • Halmos EP, Deng M, Knowles SR, Sainsbury K, Mullan B, Tye-Din JA. Food knowledge and psychological state predict adherence to a gluten-free diet in a survey of 5310 Australians and New Zealanders with coeliac disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2018 Jul;48(1):78-86. doi: 10.1111/apt.14791. Epub 2018 May 7.

    PubMed 29733115
  • Patriota PF, Filgueiras AR, de Almeida VBP, Alexmovitz GAC, da Silva CE, de Carvalho VFF, Carvalho N, de Albuquerque MP, Domene SMA, do Prado WL, Torres GES, de Oliveira APR, Sesso R, Sawaya AL. Effectiveness of a 16-month multi-component and environmental school-based intervention for recovery of poor income overweight/obese children and adolescents: study protocol of the health multipliers program. BMC Public Health. 2017 Sep 15;17(1):708. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4715-8.

    PubMed 28915797
  • Li B, Pallan M, Liu WJ, Hemming K, Frew E, Lin R, Liu W, Martin J, Zanganeh M, Hurley K, Cheng KK, Adab P. The CHIRPY DRAGON intervention in preventing obesity in Chinese primary-school--aged children: A cluster-randomised controlled trial. PLoS Med. 2019 Nov 26;16(11):e1002971. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002971. eCollection 2019 Nov.

    PubMed 31770371
  • Minossi V, Pellanda LC. The "Happy Heart" educational program for changes in health habits in children and their families: protocol for a randomized clinical trial. BMC Pediatr. 2015 Mar 10;15:19. doi: 10.1186/s12887-015-0336-5.

    PubMed 25885095
  • Gold A, Larson M, Tucker J, Strang M. Classroom Nutrition Education Combined With Fruit and Vegetable Taste Testing Improves Children's Dietary Intake. J Sch Health. 2017 Feb;87(2):106-113. doi: 10.1111/josh.12478.

    PubMed 28076921
  • Wall DE, Least C, Gromis J, Lohse B. Nutrition education intervention improves vegetable-related attitude, self-efficacy, preference, and knowledge of fourth-grade students. J Sch Health. 2012 Jan;82(1):37-43. doi: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00665.x.

    PubMed 22142173
  • Vazquez-Polo M, Navarro V, Lasa A, Larretxi I, Perez-Junkera G, Matias S, Simon E, Churruca I. Assessment of a Non-Randomized Education Intervention for Primary School Aimed to Promote the Inclusion of People with Celiac Disease: Zeliakide Project (Part II). Nutrients. 2026 Jun 3;18(11):1798. doi: 10.3390/nu18111798.

    PubMed 42280441
  • Vazquez-Polo M, Churruca I, Lasa A, Perez-Junkera G, Larretxi I, Bustamante MA, Martinez O, Navarro V. Effectiveness of a controlled trial of nutrition education in primary school, ZELIAKIDE project: knowledge and mid-morning snack consumption. BMC Public Health. 2025 Dec 23;26(1):340. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-25821-3.

    PubMed 41437238

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing ZELIAKIDE in people with Celiac Disease, run by University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) at 1 site in Spain.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Nov 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Spain. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change in nutrition knowledge (time frame: 4 weeks, twice a week). The study lists 6 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05467865, which also lists 12 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 Nov 2023.

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