Adherence to a Gluten-Free Diet and How it Relates to Thinking and Movement in Teens with Celiac Disease

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This cross-sectional study examines cognitive, motor, and psychosocial outcomes in children and adolescents with celiac disease, comparing those adherent to a gluten-free diet with those who are not, as well as healthy peers. A range of assessments will look at dual-task gait, processing speed, working memory, executive function, muscle strength, quality of life, and fatigue, while also considering sleep, puberty, and serology. The order of measurement instruments will be randomized to minimize bias, and inclusion requires serologically confirmed CD with at least six months since diagnosis. Healthy controls will be age-matched and free of chronic neurological, psychiatric, or gastroenterological conditions.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants aged between 8 and 18 years with a serologically confirmed diagnosis of celiac disease
* Who have been followed for at least six months after diagnosisn
* For whom written informed consent has been obtained from both the participant and their parent/legal guardian, will be included in the study.
* The healthy control group will consist of individuals in the same age range with no history of chronic neurological, psychiatric, or gastroenterological diseases.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Will include the presence of an acute infection or systemic disease
* Diagnosed neurological disorders (such as epilepsy or cerebral palsy);
* A history of severe psychiatric disorders; conditions that may interfere with test administration, including visual, hearing, or ambulatory impairments
* Initiation of psychotropic medication or changes in the current dosage within the past four weeks; the presence of unstable metabolic or endocrine disorders
* Failure to obtain the required informed consent for participation.

Where it's running

• İnönü Üniversitesi Turgut Özal Tıp Merkezi
  Malatya, Turkey (Türkiye) Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Zeynal YASACI — Inonu University
• Study coordinator: Melisa İLHAN
• Email: melisailhan09@gmail.com
• Phone: +905539712295

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.