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Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT03014752
Date of registration: 31/12/2016
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Public title: Comparison of the Effectiveness of the Outpatient Classical Ketogenic Diet and Modified Atkins Diet on Seizures Frequency, Nutritional Status and Some Biochemical Factors in Children and Adolescents With Intractable Epilepsy
Scientific title:
Date of first enrolment: September 2016
Target sample size: 50
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03014752
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 2/Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Children and adolescents age 1 to 18 years Have not responded well to at least two
primary and one secondary antiepileptic drugs Have not received ketogenic diet therapy
previously Absence of renal diseases history Absence of cardiovascular diseases
history Absence of thyroid function disorders history Absence of cholesterol level
more than 300 mg/dl and Triglyceride level more than 200 mg/dl Absence of inherited
metabolic disorders that are contraindicated for ketogenic diet therapy including
fatty acid oxidation disorders

Exclusion Criteria:

- Onset of complications that threat the life of the patient Inability to continue the
diet Unwillingness to adhere the diet



Age minimum: 1 Year
Age maximum: 18 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Epilepsy Intractable
Intervention(s)
Other: Classical ketogenic diet
Other: Modified Atkins diet
Primary Outcome(s)
Comparison of the efficacy of the outpatient classical ketogenic diet and modified atkins diet [Time Frame: Prior to and three months after initiation of the classical ketogenic diet and modified Atkins diet]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Comparison of the lipid profiles of children and adolescents on the classical KD and MAD [Time Frame: Baseline and three months after initiation of the classical ketogenic diet and modified Atkins diet]
Comparison of the nutritional status of children and adolescents on the classical KD and MAD [Time Frame: Baseline and three months after initiation of the classical ketogenic diet and modified Atkins diet]
Comparison of the serum electrolytes levels of children and adolescents on the classical KD and MAD [Time Frame: Baseline and three months after initiation of the classical ketogenic diet and modified Atkins diet]
Secondary ID(s)
9311468002
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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