Biochemical implications of ketogenic diet in children with intractable epilepsy: a metabolimics approach.
Completed
- Conditions
- convulsionsepilepsy10039911
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON35189
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 12
Inclusion Criteria
Children treated with ketogenic diet
Exclusion Criteria
-Defects in energy metabolism, with particular emphasize on free fatty acids metabolism
-Porphyria
-Long QT syndrome or other cardiac rhythm problems
-Severe chronic disease of liver, kidneys or pancreas
-Noncompliance parent/caretaker/patient or when communicationproblems with parent/caretaker/patient are expected.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The act of altering of biochemical processes. Is there a trend? Is there a<br /><br>relation between changes in biochemical processes and a positive or negative<br /><br>effect on the seizures?</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>n.a.</p><br>