Outcomes of Drug Resistant Epileptic Pediatric Patient by Modified Atkins Diet

Sohag University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Drug Resistant Epilepsy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07275125

Soh-med-25-9-IMS

Details and patient eligibility

About

To assess clinical outcomes in drug resistant epileptic pediatric patient by modified atkin diet with focusing on following points:

1. Control of seizures(frequency , duration and numbers of hospital admissions) .
2. Quality of life by pediatric quality of life inventory v4.
3. Cognitive function by stanford binet intelligence scale 5th edition.
4. Growth parameters ( weight, height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m^2).

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children aged 1-18 years.
• Diagnosed with drug-resistant epilepsy according to ILAE definition.[2]
• On KD for at least 6 months.

Exclusion criteria

• - Patients with contraindicated metabolic/genetic conditions.
• Non-compliance with KD .

Patients on alternative dietary therapies (e.g., low glycemic diet)