Health Condition 1: null- Epilepsy Health Condition 2: G40- Epilepsy and recurrent seizures Health Condition 3: G404- Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Vitamin E: Vitamin E supplemented with anticonvulsant , antiepilectics which is needed for the child. Vitamin E according upper limit of RDA, for 6 months.
Control Intervention1: Placeb
Sponsors
Muhammed Shabeer P
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age 1-12 years Diagnosis of treatment resistant epilepsy A) Recieving any of at least two anti convulsant drugs for past 6 months B) at least 3 seizures in last 6 months C) the ability of family or friends to count the number of seizures in epileptic patients during the determined period
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Neuroimaging suggestive of mass lesion Receiving vitamin E supplementation within 6 months of study Presence of live and kidney disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To study effect of Vitamin E supplementation in the reduction of seizure episodes in treatment resistant epilepsy patients on antiepileptuc drugsTimepoint: 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To study seizure episode reduction in different types of seizure in Vitamin E supplemented children To study correlation of vitamin E supplementation and reduction of seizure episodes with different antiepileptic drugs To study side effects of vitamin E in supplemented groupTimepoint: 6 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr PS Patil
GMCH Aurangabad
Outcome results
None listed