Tailored diet may ease gut woes and boost life quality in kids with CP
NCT ID NCT07644572
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether personalized nutrition advice can improve nutrition, reduce stomach problems, and enhance quality of life in children with cerebral palsy. Fifty children aged 6 to 12 will be randomly assigned to receive either individualized dietary counseling or routine care for 8 weeks. Researchers will track changes in body mass index, gastrointestinal symptoms, and quality of life scores.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- individualized nutrition counseling and dietary recommendations
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to improve nutrition and quality of life for children with cerebral palsy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 50 children, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is behavioral, so effects may be modest.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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6 to 12 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Children aged 6 to 12 years diagnosed with cerebral palsy * Children classified as Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I to III * Children who are orally fed * Children whose parent or legal guardian provides written informed consent * Children who are able to complete baseline and follow-up assessments Exclusion Criteria: * Exclusion Criteria: * Children who had an acute illness or serious infection within 10 days before being invited to the study * Children with a genetic syndrome that may affect nutritional status, such as Silver-Russell syndrome or Down syndrome * Children who are not orally fed or who receive enteral or parenteral nutrition support * Children who participated in any dietary intervention during the last 3 months * Children who received or started any new treatment other than routine physical therapy during the last 3 months, such as botulinum toxin injection, orthopedic surgery, or a new intensive rehabilitation program * Children whose parent or legal guardian cannot fully understand the study procedures or does not speak Turkish * Children who used any food supplement or vitamin supplement during the last 3 months * Children who do not comply with the diet during the intervention or who wish to withdraw from the study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gazi University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Pediatric Rehabilitation Unit
Ankara, Ankara, 06490, Turkey (Türkiye)
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