Modified Atkins Diet in Children With Epilepsy That Medicines Do Not Control
Looks at how a modified Atkins diet affects children with drug resistant epilepsy.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Outcomes of Drug Resistant Epileptic Pediatric Patient by Modified Atkins Diet
Key facts
- Where
- Sohag, EgyptSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 1 and 18 years old?
Source: NCT07275125, who can take part
Where in Egypt
- Sohag faculty of medicineSohag, EgyptNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Sohag University
- Trial code
- NCT07275125
- Record updated
- 10 December 2025
- Original description
To assess clinical outcomes in drug resistant epileptic pediatric patient by modified atkin diet with focusing on following points:Read full original descriptionShow less
Outcomes of Drug Resistant Epileptic Pediatric Patient by Modified Atkins Diet
To assess clinical outcomes in drug resistant epileptic pediatric patient by modified atkin diet with focusing on following points:
1. Control of seizures(frequency , duration and numbers of hospital admissions) . 2. Quality of life by pediatric quality of life inventory v4. 3. Cognitive function by stanford binet intelligence scale 5th edition. 4. Growth parameters ( weight, height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m\^2).
Inclusion: Children aged 1-18 years; Diagnosed with drug-resistant epilepsy according to ILAE definition.[2]; On KD for at least 6 months.
Exclusion: Non-compliance with KD ; Patients on alternative dietary therapies (e.g., low glycemic diet); - Patients with contraindicated metabolic/genetic conditions.