NCT05728385

Impact of Modified Specific Carbohydrate Diet on Bronchial Asthma Control in Children

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Tanta University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study will explore if the specific carbohydrate diet has an effect on asthma control in children and if it will affect the frequency, severity, and duration of asthma and thus provide it as a potential complementary treatment option for them.

Detailed description

This study will be carried out on 30 children with moderate persistent asthma presented to the outpatient clinic of the Pulmonology Unit, Pediatric Department, Tanta University Hospital. All children at the start of the study will be subjected to full history taking including, full nutritional assessment, laboratory tests, Pulmonary function tests, and Anthropometric measurements

Conditions

• Asthma in Children

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Modified Specific carbohydrate diet for 3 months	All children at the start of the study will be subjected to: 1. Full history taking including demographic and medical history 2. Full nutritional assessment including: Through clinical examination for any signs of vitamins and mineral deficiency, with full chest examination. 3. Laboratory tests: Complete blood picture with differential white blood cells, and Serum IgE level 4. At the beginning of the study and at the end 1. The patients will be assessed using the childhood-asthma control test (C-ACT) as a subjective method 2. Pulmonary function tests will be performed using spirometry (Spirostik, Geratherm) that includes Forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in the first second of FVC (FEV1), and FEV1/FVC. 3. Anthropometric measurements: Weight, Height, and Body mass index (BMI). All measures will be plotted on specific percentile curves for age and Z score

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-01
• Primary completion: 2024-01-31
• Completion: 2024-03-30
• First posted: 2023-02-15
• Last updated: 2023-07-14