Effect of a Casein and Gluten Free Diet in Mexican Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

ConditionAutism Spectrum Disorder

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age4-10

SponsorUniversity of Guadalajara

About this trial

Assess the effect of a casein-free and gluten-free diet on gastrointestinal symptoms, clinical variables, and the composition of the intestinal microbiota in Mexican children with autism spectrum disorder.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

Antibiotics

Antimycotics

Probiotic supplements

Prebiotic supplements

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

Gluten free and casein free diet
Other intervention
Parents will be advised for three months to ensure that children with autism spectrum disorder follow a casein-free and gluten-free diet during this period.

Treatment groups

20 Participants

are divided into 1 treatment group

Group A: Nutritional InterventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

Gut microbiota composition through Next Generation Sequencing (16SRNA) and bioinformatic analysis

The composition of the intestinal microbiota will be sequenced, and gastrointestinal symptoms will be characterized before and after the nutritional intervention.

Time frame

12 weeks

Sponsors and contacts

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University of Guadalajara

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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