NCT07714226Active, not recruiting
A Multifaceted Assessment of Eating Behaviors, Anthropometric Measurements and Body Composition in Pediatric Patients With Drug-resistant Epilepsy on a Ketogenic Diet and Healthy Children
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this observational study is to compare the prevalence and severity of eating behaviors-such as food neophobia, picky eating, food fussiness, meal repetition and variety, and food texture preferences-between healthy children and children with drug-resistant epilepsy on a ketogenic diet. It will also compare anthropometric measurements, body composition, and resting metabolic rate (RMR) between the groups. The study seeks to identify key aversive eating behaviors that could potentially affect diet quality. Participants-children already following the ketogenic diet-will answer questionnaires about eating behaviors and be measured (weight, height, skinfold thickness, and resting metabolic rate). Parents will also answer questionnaires about their children's eating behaviors. Researchers will compare eating behaviors and anthropometric measurements with those of healthy children.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 150 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 1 Jul 2026
- Start date
- 12 Apr 2023
- Primary completion date
- 12 Dec 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Wroclaw Medical University
- Diseases
- Epilepsy
- NCT number
- NCT07714226
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Planned participants: 150
- From 12 Apr 2023 to the primary completion date, 12 Dec 2026
- 2 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- chronic diseases including neurological disorders, certificates and/or diagnoses from a psychological-pedagogical counseling center
- use of specialized diets related to illness or exclusion diets (vegetarian, vegan, ketogenic diet)
- chronic use of medications related to illness, inability to perform anthropometric measurements and RMR meaurements.
Age
- age below 2 years (n=2)
Other
- lack of consent from the child and guardians/caregivers to participate in the study
- non-adherence to ketogenic diet recommendations,
- 100% nutrition supply via PEG (n=2),
- treatment at a clinical center other than the Lower Silesian one
- inability to perform anthropometric measurements and RMR
- lack of consent to perform/participate in the study
Who the study is looking for
- consent of the child and guardians/caregivers to participate in the study,
- diagnosis of drug-resistant epilepsy and use of a ketogenic diet for at least 3 months,
- age above 2 years, full or partial use of an oral diet (to an extent that allows the child to express their food preferences)
- possibility of measuring RMR via indirect calorimetry
- consent of the parent and child to participate in the study
- absence of chronic diseases, no permanent use of medications
- no diagnoses/certificates from a pedagogical-psychological counseling center, e.g., dyslexia, dysgraphia, social relationship disorders, no diagnoses such as Asperger's, Autism, or other spectrum disorders or nervous system function disorders
- ability to perform anthropometric measurements
- Polish citizenship and residence in Poland
- residence in the Lower Silesia region.
Age in the registry: 2 years to 15 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wroclaw Medical University - Pharmacy Faculty Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Wroclaw | Poland | Unknown status |
| Dolnośląski Szpital Specjalistyczny im. T.Marciniaka Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Wroclaw | Poland | Unknown status |
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