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Duration (early or late) of antiseizure medication in children.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: G049- Encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis, unspecified
Registration Number
CTRI/2021/03/032145
Lead Sponsor
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
112
Inclusion Criteria

1. Children aged between 1 month-18 years, presented to paediatric emergency/ward/OPD with at least one episode of clinical seizure

2. At least one episode of seizure during the hospital stay

3. Requires at least one dose of intravenous antiepileptic drug

4. Able to receive and tolerate medications via oral or gastric feeding tube route

5. Able to receive and tolerate a diet or enteral feeding (via gastric feeding tube)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Clinical suspicion of Non Convulsive Status Epilepticus (Salzburg criteria), but EEG has not ruled out NCSE

2. Refractory nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea in the last24 hours

3. Use of a feeding tube that terminates distal to the stomach (e.g. jejunal tube)

4. Active gastrointestinal bleeding

5. Any other physical condition, likely to increase risk of aspiration on oral ingestion, impair absorption, first-pass metabolism or bioavailability

6. Caregiver not providing informed consent.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The proportion of children with seizure recurrence within one week from last seizure freedom in both armsTimepoint: One week
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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