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NCT05697887
Feasibility, Tolerability and Efficacy of the Ketogenic Diet in Children With Drug-resistant Epilepsy in South Vietnam
Conditions: Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Ketogenic Diet, Feasibility, Tolerability, Efficacy, Children
Sex: All
Ages: 1 Year – 10 Years
Phase: NA
Enrollment: 45
Sponsor: Number 2 Children's Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City
Location: Vietnam
Summary
According to the World Health Organization, more than 50 million people have epilepsy.
Among them, nearly 80% of epileptic patients live in developing countries and 75% of them do not have access to treatment.
The ketogenic diet (KD) has been shown as an effective alternative for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy.
Although it has been studied by few studies in Asia, no such studies have been conducted in Vietnam.
The purpose of this study was to verify the feasibility, tolerability, and efficacy of the KD in children with refractory epilepsies followed at a pediatric center in South Vietnam.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:age from 1 to 10 years at the time of enrolment,drug-resistant epilepsy according to the 2010 ILAE criteria,an indication for a ketogenic diet trial according to the 2018 ILAE recommendationsExclusion Criteria:- clinical or laboratory features suggesting an underlying disease contra-indication the use of a ketogenic diet
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05697887). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.
