In patients with coeliac disease during gluten challenge, larazotide did not significantly change LAMA ratios versus placebo.
In plain wordsIn patients with coeliac disease during gluten challenge, larazotide did not significantly change the intestinal permeability measure compared with placebo.
- Peptide
- Larazotide
- Outcome
- No significant changeLactulose-to-mannitol ratio
- Study
n = 184
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Outcome group
- Gastrointestinal protection · Gastrointestinal
- Studied dose
- 1, 4, or 8 mg three times daily · oral · 6 weeksAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
No significant differences in LAMA ratios were observed between larazotide acetate and placebo groups.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
This exploratory, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled study included 184 patients maintaining a GFD before and during the study.
After a GFD run-in, patients were randomised to larazotide acetate (1, 4, or 8 mg three times daily) or placebo and received 2.7 grams of gluten daily for 6 weeks.