Assessment of bone health and thyroid hormone function in children who are taking medications for epilepsy
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: G409- Epilepsy, unspecifiedHealth Condition 2: null- Those who are on anti-epileptic drug for more than 1 year
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/01/017107
- Lead Sponsor
- Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical College Pune
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
1. On antiepileptic drug therapy for minimum period of 1 year
Exclusion Criteria
1. Children with cerebral palsy
2. Children not co-operative for DEXA scan-like mental subnormality
3. Children with contractures/orthopedic problems
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. To estimate serum calcium,phosphorous, alkaline phosphatase, T4 and TSH levels <br/ ><br>2. To estimate Bone mineral density using DEXA scanTimepoint: At enrolment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. To correlate parameters of bone health and thyroid profile with number, type and duration of anti-epileptic drugs <br/ ><br>2. To compare the same in healthy controls who are not on anti-epileptic drug therapyTimepoint: At enrolment