Compliance, Treatment, Epilepsy, Ketogenic Dieting
Conditions
Brief summary
In order to increase adherence to ketogenic diet treatment, palatability of meals and diversify the foods offered to patients a ketogenic kitchen will be created. Intervention: Incorporation of culinary workshops and supply of recipes for patients undergoing ketogenic diet treatment at Instituto da Criança - HCFMUSP.
Detailed description
Introduction: The ketogenic diet is a therapeutic option for the control of drug-resistant epileptic seizures. It is based on high fat consumption, protein control and carbohydrate restriction. As a result, the body uses fat as an energy substrate instead of glucose. Changing the patient's daily menu and eating routine is hard and requires dedication from the caregiver for the best therapeutic result. In clinical practice, the diet becomes monotonous and poorly accepted by the patient over time. Besides, there is a difficulty in understanding nutritional guidelines. It is necessary to develop strategies to increase adherence to treatment, palatability of meals and diversify the foods offered to patients. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of creating a ketogenic kitchen in improving compliance of patients with CD in the outpatient clinic of Instituto da Criança - HCFMUSP. Methods: this work will be carried out in 4 steps: (1st) Creation and validation of a questionnaire of ketogenic diet compliance, (2nd) Creation of ketogenic recipes of easy preparation and low cost, (3rd) Incorporation of culinary workshops and supply of recipes for patients undergoing treatment at Instituto da Criança - HCFMUSP and (4th) Application of the questionnaire of ketogenic diet compliance.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCulinary workshops
Approved ketogenic recipes will be applied in educational cooking workshops at the ketogenic diet clinic at Instituto da Criança HCFMUSP.
Sponsors
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Months to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients 0 to 18 years old; * Clinical indication of a classic ketogenic diet; * Predominantly oral feeding.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients using exclusive gastrostomy; * Patients with other types of KD than Classical KD.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ketogenic diet compliance score | through study completion, an average of 2 years | Ketogenic diet compliance score will be obtained through a validated questionnaire. |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Primary ContactLENYCIA NERI, MsC RD
Backup ContactLetícia Sampaio, PhD
Outcome results
None listed