Use of the Atkins Diet for Children With Intractable Epilepsy: A Comparison of Daily Carbohydrate Limits
NCT ID: NCT00181090
Last Updated: 2009-03-27
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE1
30 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2005-02-28
2006-09-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
CROSSOVER
TREATMENT
NONE
Interventions
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Modified Atkins diet
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Daily seizures or 7 per week
* Failed at least 2 anticonvulsants
Exclusion Criteria
* Significant heart, liver, or kidney disease
3 Years
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Johns Hopkins University
OTHER
Principal Investigators
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Eric H Kossoff, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Johns Hopkins University
Locations
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Countries
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References
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Kossoff EH, Krauss GL, McGrogan JR, Freeman JM. Efficacy of the Atkins diet as therapy for intractable epilepsy. Neurology. 2003 Dec 23;61(12):1789-91. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000098889.35155.72.
Related Links
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Family and patient created website for study patients
Other Identifiers
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05-01-26-05
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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