Status:
COMPLETED
Ketogenic Diet Effects on the Frequency of Non Epileptic Seizures
Lead Sponsor:
El Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia Manuel Velasco Suarez
Conditions:
Non Epileptic Seizures
Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
17+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The objective of this study is to determine the effects of the ketogenic diet on the frequency of non-epileptic seizures in patients with functional neurological symptoms disorder compared to a health...
Detailed Description
This study consists of a open label randomized controlled clinical trial comprised of 20 patients with diagnosis of functional neurological symptom disorder with non epileptic seizures distributed in ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who have a record at the institute and who have a diagnosis of a dissociative neurological symptom disorder with non-epileptic seizures with a certainty of at least clinically established who have a monthly seizure frequency greater than 3.
- Patients with the characteristics described above with comorbid epilepsy but who have not presented epileptic seizures in the last month.
- Patients with the aforementioned characteristics and who give their informed consent in writing to participate in the study.
- Patients who, once the diet has been explained to them, consider it feasible to implement it at least for the follow-up time.
Exclusion
- Patients with metabolic or hemodynamic instability, liver failure, inability to tolerate the oral route, acute pancreatitis or pregnancy due to the possible teratogenic effect that has not yet been elucidated.
- Patients with metabolic disorders such as primary carnitine deficiency, palmitoyltransferase carnitine I or II deficiency, carnitine translocase deficiency, beta oxidation defects, pyruvate carboxylase deficiency, porphyria and other fatty acid transport and oxidation disorders.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 15 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 2 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
17 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05219006
Start Date
July 15 2021
End Date
July 2 2023
Last Update
September 28 2023
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Instituto Nacional de Neurologia Y Neurocirugia Mvs
Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico, 14269