Status:

RECRUITING

Management of Drug-resistant Epilepsy in Infants and Children: a Real-life Study of the Use of the Ketogenic Diet in France and the KetoCal® Range in Its Maintenance

Lead Sponsor:

Nutricia Nutrition Clinique

Collaborating Sponsors:

Euraxi Pharma

Conditions:

Drug Resistant Epilepsy

Ketogenic Dieting

Eligibility:

All Genders

5-18 years

Brief Summary

This is a multicenter, prospective, observational, longitudinal study designed to describe the therapeutic value of the KetoCal® range in the maintenance of a ketogenic diet during the management of i...

Detailed Description

NUTRICIA has developed the KetoCal® range (4:1 and 3:1), a food for special medical purposes (DADFMS), to help healthcare professionals and patients establish and maintain a CR. KetoCal® 4:1 features ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Infants from 5 months and children up to 17 years of age (maximum 18 years minus 1 day).
  • With drug-resistant epilepsy according to ILAE (International League Against Epilepsy) criteria: persistence of epileptic seizures after failure of two appropriate antiepileptic drugs tried consecutively or in well-tolerated combination.
  • Indication for CR by a physician.
  • Parents (or legal guardians) able to set up and follow the diet, assessed during a joint doctor-dietician consultation.
  • Written authorization from one (or both) parents or the child's legal representative to collect personal information about their child.
  • Affiliation of the infant/child with the social security system.

Exclusion

  • Contraindication to ketogenic diet at initial assessment.
  • Children already on a ketogenic diet.
  • Parenteral nutrition.
  • Concurrent prescription of other foodstuffs intended for special medical purposes (DADFMS) such as KetoVie or Keyo.
  • Protected legal representative (under legal protection, or deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision).
  • Legal representative not covered by a social security scheme.
  • Legal representative unable to understand study protocol.
  • Ancillary study eligibility criteria :
  • Patients included in the study.
  • Continued on the ketogenic diet for at least 2 months.
  • Having consented to participate in the ancillary study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 15 2024

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

133 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06075485

Start Date

January 15 2024

End Date

June 1 2026

Last Update

January 24 2024

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CHRU Lille

Lille, France, 59037