Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01796574
Ketogenic Diet for Refractory Status Epilepticus
Feasibility and Tolerability of the Ketogenic Diet in the Treatment of Refractory Status Epilepticus in a Neurointensive Care Unit.
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 15 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 80 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This research is being done to observe the safety, tolerability, side effects, and effectiveness of the ketogenic diet in people with continuous seizures (status epilepticus) being treated in a neurointensive care unit.
Conditions
- Status Epilepticus
- Seizure
- Epilepsy
- Refractory Status Epilepticus
- Medically Resistant Status Epilepticus
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Ketogenic diet | 4:1 ratio fat: carbohydrates and protein ketogenic liquid via enteral feed |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2012-11-01
- Primary completion
- 2017-03-01
- Completion
- 2017-03-01
- First posted
- 2013-02-22
- Last updated
- 2017-03-14
Locations
9 sites across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01796574. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.