Ketogenic Therapy Effects on Electrical and Metabolic Abnormalities in Epilepsy
Recruiting · NCT02216500 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: University of Florida
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Ketogenic Therapy
What this trial is about
Approximately a fourth of children with seizures do not respond adequately to available therapy. Ketogenic therapy has a long history as treatment for intractable epilepsy, but there is no agreement concerning how it works and what is the best way to administer it. This natural history study will collect data pertaining to both questions.
Who can take part
Age range
Up to 50 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Patients whose physician has prescribed the ketogenic diet
- Patients with lab tests consistent with the ability to metabolize a high fat and low carbohydrate diet
- Patients that can be compliant with administration of the therapy and with record keeping.
Exclusion criteria
- Patients with lab tests consistent with the inability to metabolize a high fat and low carbohydrate diet
- Patients at risk of being non-compliant with administration of the therapy and with record keeping
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- University of Florida - Gainesville, Florida, United States