Clinical trials: Refractory Seizures
Epilepsy
Ketogenic Diet Program for Epilepsy
This study will assess the effectiveness of the ketogenic diet (high-fat, low-carbohydrate, and moderate protein) in treating epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT02497105
- Testing
- Ketogenic Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shriners Hospitals for Children
Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Role of the Gut Microbiota in Pediatric Epilepsy
Nearly a third of children with epilepsy are refractory to pharmacotherapy. The ketogenic diet (KD) is a highly effective alternative therapy reducing seizure frequency by 50% in more than half of treated children.
- Trial name
- EPBiome (NCT04705298)
- Testing
- Prebiotic
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Children's Hospital
Epilepsy Generalized Idiopathic Not Intractable
Periodic Limb Movement and Genetic Generalized Epilepsy
The study aimed to study the correlation between periodic limb movement occurring during sleep and the different parameters of genetic generalized epilepsy
- Trial name
- Epilepsy (NCT03587506)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alexandria