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The Study of Nutrition of Children and Adolescents With GERD

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
GERD
GERD in Children
Interventions
Other: diet assessment
Registration Number
NCT04202276
Lead Sponsor
Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "Federal Research Centre of Nutrition, Biotechnology
Brief Summary

This trial is to study the aspects of nutrition in children and adolescents with GERD compared to the sex and age-matched control group

Detailed Description

The aim of the study is to assess the differences in nutrition of pediatric patients with GERD compared to the control group. The secondary aim is to study possible associations of the data on nutritional habits revealed with the use of food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and the data of 24-hours oesophageal pH-impedance examination.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
219
Inclusion Criteria
  • Willingness to participate (written informed consent and consent from parents or legal representative according to the local law);
  • Age 6 to 17 years old inclusive,
  • Possibility to assess symptoms, data of the medical history and receive answers to the questions about usual diet.
Exclusion Criteria
  • history of abdominal surgery;
  • presence of varicose veins of the stomach and/or the oesophagus either in medical history or found during the study;
  • inability to tolerate at least one of the invasive procedures or lacking data of the other instrumental examinations required by protocol;
  • general condition of the patient making impossible to perform all the examinations or when performing the procedures is not safe and reasonable based on the opinion of the investigator that it may exacerbate the disease flow or put the patient at risk;
  • intake of medications which may influence the clinical and instrumental data, including, but not limited to: non-steroid anti-inflammatory agents, glucocorticosteroids (except for skin products, if they were used for 2 weeks or less at the time of inclusion into the study), medications affecting adrenergic, acetylcholine receptors, antidepressants, tranquillizers, sedatives, those with known local irritant effect on the gastrointestinal tract mucosa; the use of proton pump inhibitors and H2 receptors blockers are not allowed during the study, a wash-out period for at least 2 weeks is necessary before the enrolment.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
FACTORIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Patients with GERDdiet assessmentThe data of Food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), 24-hours oesophageal pH-impedance examination, GERD-Q questionnaire to be performed in children and adolescents with GERD.
Control groupdiet assessmentThe same examinations as in experimental group are to be performed in patients of the control group (no GERD according to the results of the examination): Food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), 24-hours oesophageal pH-impedance examination, GERD-Q questionnaire.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Energy value of the rationAn average of 1 year

value of mean daily consumption of the energy by food frequency questionnaire, kcal/day

total carbohydrate consumptionAn average of 1 year

value of mean daily consumption of carbohydrates, by food frequency questionnaire, G/day

total fat consumptionAn average of 1 year

value of mean daily consumption of fats by food frequency questionnaire, G/day

total protein consumptionAn average of 1 year

value of mean daily consumption of protein by food frequency questionnaire, G/day

Dietary fibre consumptionAn average of 1 year

value of mean daily consumption of dietary fibre, by food frequency questionnaire, G/day

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of high gastroesophageal refluxes24-hours

This measure is to be obtained by 24-hours oesophageal pH-impedance study

Acid exposure time24-hours

This measure is to be obtained by 24-hours oesophageal pH-impedance study

Total number of gastroesophageal refluxes24-hours

This measure is to be obtained by 24-hours oesophageal pH-impedance study

Number of acid gastroesophageal refluxes24-hours

This measure is to be obtained by 24-hours oesophageal pH-impedance study

Number of weak-acid gastroesophageal refluxes24-hours

This measure is to be obtained by 24-hours oesophageal pH-impedance study

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "Federal Research Centre of Nutrition, Biotechnology

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Moscow, Russian Federation

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