Ketogenic diet for children with new childhood absence seizures
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a high-fat, low-carbohydrate (ketogenic) diet can reduce absence seizures in children who are newly diagnosed. It may help some kids by changing how the brain uses energy, but participation requires close diet monitoring and follow-up.
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Who can take part
- Your child was 3–12 years old when absence seizures started
- Seizures are new-onset and fit “classic childhood absence epilepsy” as judged by the doctor
- An EEG showed the typical absence-seizure pattern (about 3 “spike-wave” bursts per second), often seen during breathing in fast or deep breaths
- Absence seizures happen every day (based on daily reports)
- Your child has not taken any anti-seizure medicines before joining the study
- Your child has not used a ketogenic diet before, and does not have Glut1 deficiency or another metabolic problem that would make the diet unsafe
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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