Virtual Dietetic Interventions in Patients With Coeliac
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Where
- Sheffield, United KingdomSee the site
- Trial code
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 60 people, planned
- Started
- 1 Dec 2025
- Expected to end
- 15 Jun 2027
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Virtual Dietetic First-Appointment Webinar for Coeliac Disease
- Standard Dietetic Consultation (Face-to-Face or Telephone)
- Record updated
- 18 March 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Patients aged 18 years and over with serology- or biopsy-proven coeliac disease
Who cannot take part
- Patients under the age of 18 years. Patients unable to provide written informed consent. Patients who are unable to understand or speak English. Patients unable to access digital resources. Poly-diagnosis that requires additional nutritional intervention (i.e. Diabetes or Inflammatory Bowel Disease)
Where in United Kingdom
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSheffield, United KingdomContact: Jemima ClarkeTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
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.
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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.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Virtual Dietetic First-Appointment Webinar for Coeliac DiseaseTreatment being tested
Participants allocated to this arm will receive a pre-recorded, dietitian-led "first appointment" webinar designed specifically for adults newly diagnosed with coeliac disease. The webinar will provide comprehensive education on the gluten-free diet, approaches to avoid cross-contamination, and strategies for nutritional adequacy. The intervention allows participants to watch and re-watch the webinar at their convenience. All participants will undergo baseline assessments and will complete knowledge and satisfaction questionnaires immediately post-intervention, with follow-up clinical and patient-reported outcomes collected at 6 months.
- Standard Dietetic Consultation (Face-to-Face or Telephone)Existing treatment, for comparison
Participants in this group are allocated to receive the existing standard of care: an individual appointment with a specialist dietitian, delivered either in person (face-to-face) or by telephone. During the appointment, the dietitian provides a comprehensive overview of the gluten-free diet, strategies for avoiding cross-contamination, and advice on nutritional adequacy. As in the experimental arm, baseline assessment and validated questionnaires are administered pre- and post-intervention, with follow-up at 6 months to collect clinical, adherence, satisfaction, and quality of life data for direct comparison with the on-demand webinar intervention.
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- The Role Of Virtual Dietetic Interventions In Patients With Coeliac Disease
- Record updated
- 18 March 2026