Impact of Ketogenic Diets on Cardiovascular Health in Adults With Epilepsy

Active, not recruitingOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment

105

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 31, 2016

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2026

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2026

Conditions
HypercholesterolemiaCarotid Intimal Medial Thickness 1SeizureEpilepsyCardiovascular DiseaseCerebrovascular DiseaseHeart DiseaseCoronary Disease
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Modified Atkins or Ketogenic Diet

Biochemical and vascular parameters will be compared from adults who have been on ketogenic diet therapy for \> 12 months to adults naive to ketogenic diet therapy. In addition, adults naive to diet therapy who subsequently begin diet therapy will have these same parameters followed over time.

Trial Locations (1)

21287

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Johns Hopkins University

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