Ketogenic Diet for Child Epilepsy and Seizure Control
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00004729 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: February 28, 2000
Last Update Posted
: December 22, 2006
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Epilepsy Seizures Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome | Behavioral: Ketogenic diet | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Masking: | Double |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Efficacy of the Ketogenic Diet -- a Blinded Study |
Study Start Date : | July 1997 |


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Ages Eligible for Study: | 1 Year to 10 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- >15 myoclonic or atonic seizures a day
- EEG with Lennox-Gastaut pattern
Exclusion Criteria:
- <15 atonic or myoclonic seizures a day
- on >3 medications
- previously on diet and/or evidence of metabolic disorder

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00004729
United States, Maryland | |
Johns Hopkins Hospital | |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287 |
Principal Investigator: | John M. Freeman | Johns Hopkins University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00004729 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
R01NS035980 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | February 28, 2000 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 22, 2006 |
Last Verified: | December 2006 |
Keywords provided by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS):
child children epilepsy seizure |
ketogenic diet Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome LGS |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Epilepsy Seizures Lennox Gastaut Syndrome Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases |
Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Signs and Symptoms Genetic Diseases, Inborn |