Compliance With Gluten-Free Diet and Affecting Factors in Adolescents With Celiac Disease

Compliance With Gluten-Free Diet and Affecting Factors in Adolescents With Celiac Disease During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Celiac is a chronic autoimmune disease that is treated with a gluten-free diet. Adolescents with celiac disease were affected differently by the restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to determine the compliance with a gluten-free diet during in adolescents with celiac disease during the Covid-19 pandemic and identify the associated factors.

The sample of this study consisted of 85 adolescents in the 10-19 age group diagnosed with celiac disease. Research data were collected by online questionnaires (Google Forms) between January and April 2022. Sociodemographic and disease-related data of adolescents who were compliant and those who were non-compliant with a gluten-free diet during the COVID-19 pandemic were compared.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Celiac Disease in Adolescents; Gluten-Free Diet in the Covid-19 Process

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 85

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Bursa, Turkey, 16059
    • Bursa Uludağ University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 6 years to 15 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The population of this cross-sectional study of adolescents diagnosed with celiac disease in the 10-19 age group, registered to an association. Study sample of 85 participants who met the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate in the study.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being in the 10-19 age group,
• Being diagnosed with celiac disease according to the revised ESPGHAN criteria,
• Following a gluten-free diet for at least 6 months before the COVID-19 lockdown,
• Consenting to participate in the study by the adolescents and their parents.

Exclusion Criteria:

-Having any cognitive or mental disorders.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Other
• Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Adolescents with celiac disease adherence to their diet	In this study, dietary compliance of adolescents with celiac disease was examined using the Gluten-Free Diet Compliance Form.	4 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The effects of the pandemic on the gluten-free diet	The Factors Affecting Gluten-Free Diet Compliance form was used to determine the factors affecting adolescents' adherence to a gluten-free diet during the Covid-19 pandemic period.	4 month

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Uludag University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Ayla İrem Aydın, Phd, Uludag University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 30, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): April 30, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 20, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 24, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): July 26, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 26, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 24, 2022
• Last Verified: July 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Adolescence; Celiac Disease; gluten free diet
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Digestive System Diseases; Metabolic Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Infections; Respiratory Tract Infections; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Lung Diseases; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Intestinal Diseases; Malabsorption Syndromes; COVID-19; Celiac Disease
• Other Study ID Numbers: 517517518

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No
• IPD Plan Description: It can be shared if there is a request for sharing.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No