Table 4 Details of withdrawals.
| Study | Study population | Total withdrawals | Withdrawals on GFD‐oats | Reasons for withdrawals in the oats group | Clinical status of withdrawals from the oats group | Withdrawals from standard GFD | Reasons for withdrawals in the control group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J1 | 92 | 11 | 6 | Abdominal symptoms (2), itching (3), no reason given (1) | Unknown | 5 | Itching (2), no reason given (3) |
| J2 | 92 | 11 | 6 | Itching (2), symptoms (2), no reason given (2) | No clinical or histopathological evidence of deterioration on serology or small bowel biopsy | 5 | Itching (2), no reason given (3) |
| J3 | 63 | 15 | 16 | No reason given (4), concerns regarding long‐term safety of oats (12) | Unknown | 14 | Pregnancy (1), malignancy (2), no reason given (11) |
| R | 23 | 3 | 3 | No reason given (1), mild rash (2) | No immune deposits in the skin of patient with rash | 0 | N/A |
| P | 39 | 3 | 3 | Gastrointestinal pain and abdominal distension (3) | 2 cases of biopsies in controls showed incomplete healing, serology normal in all 3 | 0 | N/A |
| H | 116 | 22 | 15 | Symptoms (6), unable to follow diet (6) | Unknown | 7 | Symptoms (2), no reason given (5) |
GFD, gluten‐free diet; GFD‐oats, GFD containing oats.