NCT07172555

Virtual Dietetic Interventions in Patients With Coeliac

Recruiting now NA Last updated 18 March 2026

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Virtual Dietetic First-Appointment Webinar for Coeliac Disease in Coeliac Disease in 60 participants. Currently enrolling.

Timeline

1 December 2025

Primary endpoint
15 June 2027

15 June 2027

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Phase	NA
Status	Recruiting now
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	non randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	60
Start date	1 December 2025
Primary completion	15 June 2027
Estimated completion	15 June 2027
Sites	1 location across United Kingdom

Drugs / interventions tested

• Virtual Dietetic First-Appointment Webinar for Coeliac Disease
• Standard Dietetic Consultation (Face-to-Face or Telephone)

Conditions studied

• Coeliac Disease — all drugs for Coeliac Disease →

Sponsor

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Coeliac Disease. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This clinical study is exploring whether a pre-recorded, on-demand webinar led by specialist dietitians can be as effective as traditional one-on-one appointments in helping people newly diagnosed with coeliac disease learn to follow a gluten-free diet. Coeliac disease is a serious, life-long condition where eating even tiny amounts of gluten, a substance found in wheat, barley, and rye, can cause damaging symptoms and long-term health problems. The only current treatment is sticking to a strict gluten-free diet, which can be difficult without proper support and guidance from dietitians.

The number of people being diagnosed with coeliac disease in the UK is growing, and this is placing extra pressure on NHS dietetic services, which are already stretched. Many patients currently face long waits or do not get any dietetic support at all. To address this, the research team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals has developed an on-demand, first-appointment webinar to provide immediate access to trusted dietary information, with the aim of improving patient care and saving NHS resources.

In this study, adults newly diagnosed with coeliac disease at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals will be asked to join one of two groups: one group will receive their first dietitian appointment through the new on-demand webinar, while the other group will have a traditional face-to-face or phone appointment with a dietitian. Both groups will complete short questionnaires to measure their knowledge about the gluten-free diet, their symptoms, how well they are following the diet, and their quality of life, both before and after receiving their dietary support, and again after six months. Blood tests will also be used to monitor health markers.

The main goal of the research is to find out if the first-appointment webinar is just as effective as traditional appointments in helping patients understand and follow a gluten-free diet, feel satisfied with the support they receive, and achieve good health outcomes. If the study shows that the webinar approach is as good as traditional care, it could mean quicker, easier, and more consistent access to essential dietary support for people with coeliac disease, both locally and across the UK.

Hypothesis:

The study hypothesis is that a dietitian-led, on-demand, pre-recorded webinar for a first appointment is as effective as traditional one-to-one consultations (face-to-face or by phone) in helping newly diagnosed coeliac patients achieve the same standard health outcomes, dietary knowledge, and satisfaction with care.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial.