Supporting Children with Coeliac Disease: A RCT
Research type
Research Study
Full title
An evaluation of a self-help psychological intervention to support gluten-free diet management, psychological wellbeing and quality-of-life in children and young people with coeliac disease.
IRAS ID
347925
Contact name
Rachel Francois-Walcott
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Surrey
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 3 months, 30 days
Research summary
Management of a strict, gluten-free diet is essential for children and young people (CYP) with coeliac disease, but this can negatively impact psychological wellbeing and quality of life. Despite calls from families, clinicians and researchers, psychological support is not routinely available for these families. This is surprising, given the mounting evidence for self-help psychological resources (e.g. guided self-help books, websites) in supporting the self-management, and wellbeing, of a range of long-term conditions.
This project will evaluate a psychological intervention to help families living with coeliac disease. We have worked with families and clinicians to adapt existing self-help interventions for coeliac disease and conducted a pilot randomised control trial. This smaller project highlighted a high demand for psychological support. Therefore, we will now run a larger randomised controlled trial to fully evaluate the effectiveness of the psychological intervention.REC name
West of Scotland REC 5
REC reference
24/WS/0166
Date of REC Opinion
21 Jan 2025
REC opinion
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