Turmeric as Treatment in Epilepsy

NCT03254680 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2018-04-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a single center open-label pilot clinical trial of patients 1-70 years of age with greater than 6 seizures per month diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, Tuberous Sclerosis, or focal seizures. Twenty patients will be enrolled and treated with a stable dose of orally administered turmeric oil daily for 3 months. Patients and caregivers will be asked to keep a seizure diary logging all clinical events during the course of the study. Serum comprehensive metabolic panel, complete blood count with differential, and antiseizure medication levels, will be monitored at baseline, 1.5 months, and at the end of 3 months.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Turmeric

Twenty patients will be enrolled and treated with a stable dose of orally administered turmeric oil daily for 3 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Manisha Holmes, MD · NYU Langone Health

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Year
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-03-31
Primary Completion
2018-11-30
Completion
2018-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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