Quality or Quantity: The Role of Carbohydrate in the Health of Children with Diabetes.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Type 1 DiabetesMetabolic and Endocrine - Diabetes
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12621000443897
- Lead Sponsor
- Telethon Kids Institute
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 65
Inclusion Criteria
1) Type 1 diabetes for at least 1 year
2) Aged between 2 and 10 years
3) Able to attend Perth Children’s Hospital for one visit
Exclusion Criteria
The parent/caregiver is unable to read and complete questionnaires in English.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) Determine the proportion of children with T1D who are meeting nutrition recommendations as per Paediatric Clinical Diabetes Guidelines, the Australian Dietary Guidelines food group serve recommendations and Nutrient Reference Values. [Post baseline after completion of the 4 day food diary];2) Assess biomarkers of overall nutritional status in young children with T1D in Western Australia.<br>A blood samples will be collected to assess iron stores, Vitamin B12 and D, zinc, blood lipids, and magnesium.[At the time of the observation]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) Systematic characterisation of the dietary intake of children living with T1D in WA. <br>- Participants will completed 4-day food diary recording all foods, beverages and dietary supplements to estimate distribution of dietary intake using nutrient analysing program FoodWorks 10.[Assessed over 4 consecutive days after attendance at the observation session];2) Assessing diet quality using Australian Child and Adolescent Recommended Food Score[At the time of the observation];3) Cardiovascular disease risk factors assessed by blood markers (low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglycerides and total cholesterol). This is a composite secondary outcome.[At the time of the observation];4) Proportion of energy from CHO assessed using a food diary. [At the time of the observation]