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

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO · Mar 22, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying whether certain foods, especially wheat and gluten, might trigger attacks in people with Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF). FMF is a condition that causes repeated episodes of fever and inflammation, leading to pain in the chest, abdomen, and joints. Researchers want to find out if eating wheat or other foods makes these episodes worse, and they are also looking at whether people with FMF feel sensitive to gluten or wheat, even if they don't have celiac disease or an allergy.

To participate in this study, you need to be between 6 months and 80 years old and diagnosed with FMF. Participants will be asked to complete questionnaires about their symptoms and diet. This research could help improve understanding of FMF and its possible links to diet, which may lead to better management of the condition. If you or someone you know has FMF and is interested in this study, it could be a valuable opportunity to contribute to important research.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients, of both sexes, aged between 6 months and 80 years, affected by FMF, classified according to the Eurofever/PRINTO criteria.
• • Patients able to understand and complete the questionnaires independently (or, in the case of pediatric ones, analyzed through the answers provided by parents).
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients aged \<6 months and \>80 years.
• • Patients unable to provide informed consent or complete the questionnaires.