Compliance With Gluten-Free Diet and Affecting Factors in Adolescents With Celiac Disease

NCT05474976 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 517517518
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 85
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Celiac is a chronic autoimmune disease that is treated with a gluten-free diet. Adolescents with celiac disease were affected differently by the restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to determine the compliance with a gluten-free diet during in adolescents with celiac disease during the Covid-19 pandemic and identify the associated factors. The sample of this study consisted of 85 adolescents in the 10-19 age group diagnosed with celiac disease. Research data were collected by online questionnaires (Google Forms) between January and April 2022. Sociodemographic and disease-related data of adolescents who were compliant and those who were non-compliant with a gluten-free diet during the COVID-19 pandemic were compared.

Conditions

Celiac Disease in Adolescents; Gluten-Free Diet in the Covid-19 Process

Keywords

Adolescence; Celiac Disease; gluten free diet

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Adolescents with celiac disease adherence to their diet

  In this study, dietary compliance of adolescents with celiac disease was examined using the Gluten-Free Diet Compliance Form.

  4 month

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• The effects of the pandemic on the gluten-free diet

  4 month

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 19 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The population of this cross-sectional study of adolescents diagnosed with celiac disease in the 10-19 age group, registered to an association. Study sample of 85 participants who met the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate in the study.

You may qualify if:

• Being in the 10-19 age group,
• Being diagnosed with celiac disease according to the revised ESPGHAN criteria,
• Following a gluten-free diet for at least 6 months before the COVID-19 lockdown,
• Consenting to participate in the study by the adolescents and their parents.

You may not qualify if:

• Having any cognitive or mental disorders.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Uludag University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Bursa Uludağ University

Bursa, 16059, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Celiac Disease

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Malabsorption Syndromes; Intestinal Diseases; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Digestive System Diseases; Metabolic Diseases; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Study Officials

• Ayla İrem Aydın, Phd

  Uludag University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator, PhD, RN

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 20, 2022
• First Posted: July 26, 2022
• Study Start: January 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2022
• Study Completion: April 30, 2022
• Last Updated: July 26, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)