Ketogenic Therapy Effects on Electrical and Metabolic Abnormalities in Epilepsy
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Seizures
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- Up to 50
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 400 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Florida · Other
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About This Trial
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.
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Eligibility Criteria
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:…
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