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Assessment of bone health and thyroid hormone function in children who are taking medications for epilepsy

Effect of prolonged anti-epileptic drug therapy on calcium profile, thyroid profile and bone mineral density in Indian children - None

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/01/017107
Enrollment
200
Registered
2019-01-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-10-16

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: G409- Epilepsy, unspecified Health Condition 2: null- Those who are on anti-epileptic drug for more than 1 year

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Control Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical College Pune
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. On antiepileptic drug therapy for minimum period of 1 year

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children with cerebral palsy 2. Children not co-operative for DEXA scan-like mental subnormality 3. Children with contractures/orthopedic problems

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. To estimate serum calcium,phosphorous, alkaline phosphatase, T4 and TSH levels 2. To estimate Bone mineral density using DEXA scanTimepoint: At enrolment—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. To correlate parameters of bone health and thyroid profile with number, type and duration of anti-epileptic drugs 2. To compare the same in healthy controls who are not on anti-epileptic drug therapyTimepoint: At enrolment—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Kavita Srivastava

Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, Pune

kavisri1970@gmail.com020-24375541

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026