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NCT06255873
Effects of L-Carnitine on Gastric Emptying in Children With Drug Resistant Epilepsy on Ketogenic Diet
NA trial testing L- Carnitine in Ketogenic Diet in 30 participants. Completed in 15 November 2023.
22 September 2023
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Ain Shams University |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 30 |
| Start date | 20 January 2023 |
| Primary completion | 22 September 2023 |
| Estimated completion | 15 November 2023 |
| Sites | 1 location across Egypt |
Drugs / interventions tested
- L- Carnitine
- ketogenic diet — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Ketogenic Diet — all drugs for Ketogenic Diet →
Sponsor
Ain Shams University
Who can join
Adults 12 Months to 18, any sex, with Ketogenic Diet. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This study was conducted on thirty children aged from12 months to 18 years newly diagnosed with drug resistant epilepsy and following up at Pediatric Nutrition and Neurology Outpatient Clinics assigned randomly into 2 groups, group1: patients who started ketogenic diet with L-carnitine and group2: patients who started ketogenic diet only.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Impact of L-carnitine supplementation on gastric emptying and bowel function in pediatric ketogenic diet therapy: a clinical trial.
Nassar MF, Shata MO, Awadallah SM, Youssef MA, et al · · 2024 · cited 1× · PMID 39543202 · DOI 10.1038/s41598-024-78779-4
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06255873 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Ain Shams University
- Last refreshed: 20 February 2024
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