Ketogenic Therapy Effects on Electrical and Metabolic Abnormalities in Epilepsy
Recruiting
Precision Ketogenic Therapy Effects on Electrical and Metabolic Abnormalities in Epilepsy
Who can join
Up to age 50 · All sexes
Full 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: * 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
About the study
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.
What is being tested
- Ketogenic Therapy (dietary supplement)
Sponsor: University of Florida · Participants: 400 · Started: 2006-09
Contact the study team
- Peggy R. Borum, Ph.D. · Phone: 352-562-2861
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT02216500
Locations in the U.S.
| Florida | University of Florida, Gainesville |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.