Dietary Therapy in Children With Refractory Epilepsy

NCT ID: NCT01983163

Last Updated: 2016-01-01

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-04-30

Study Completion Date

2014-07-31

Brief Summary

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In children aged 1yr -18 years with refractory epilepsy Modified Atkins diet as add on to ongoing AED therapy would not be inferior compared to ketogenic diet \*\* in terms of seizure reduction from baseline seizure frequency at 6 months

Detailed Description

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Primary objective:

To compare the efficacy of Modified Atkins diet compared to Ketogenic diet \* in children aged 1 year to 18 years of age with refractory epilepsy on anti epileptic drugs at 6 months of diet intake in terms of percentage of seizure reduction from base line.

Secondary objective:

Proportion of patients who achieve \> 50% seizure reduction from baseline after 6 months in both groups To evaluate the nature of adverse events in both the groups

Conditions

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Epilepsy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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ketogenic diet

ketogenic diet (2.5 to 4:1)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Ketogenic diet (2.5 to 4:1)

Intervention Type OTHER

Minimum ratio (2.5 to4:1) ketogenic diet causing ketosis will be given

Modifid Atkin's diet

Modified Atkin's Diet

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Modified Atkin's diet

Intervention Type OTHER

1:1 fixed ketogenic ratio Modified atkins diet will be given

Interventions

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Ketogenic diet (2.5 to 4:1)

Minimum ratio (2.5 to4:1) ketogenic diet causing ketosis will be given

Intervention Type OTHER

Modified Atkin's diet

1:1 fixed ketogenic ratio Modified atkins diet will be given

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children aged 1-18 years with refractory epilepsy\*
* Willing to come for regular follow up
* No motivational or psychosocial issues in the family which would preclude compliance with the diet

Exclusion Criteria

* Surgically remediable cause for refractory epilepsy
* Suspected mitochondrial disorder or diagnosed with a disorder in which high fat diet is contraindicated
* Previously received ketogenic diet or modified Atkins diet
* Chronic systemic disease like chronic kidney disease, chronic liver disease, heart disease (congenital and acquired) and chronic respiratory illness
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Year

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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All India Institute of Medical Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sheffali Gulati

Addl. Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Sheffali Gulati, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

AIIMS, New Delhi

Locations

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All India Institute of Medical Sciences

New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India

Site Status

Countries

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India

Other Identifiers

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9968480606

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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