An observational study in Generalized Epileptic, sponsored by Arak University of Medical Sciences. Completed at 1 site in Iran, Islamic Republic of. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 50 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-01-09.
Sponsored by Arak University of Medical Sciences · Observational
This study was carried out with the purpose of evaluating zinc and selenium levels in serum of epileptic patients and compare with normal individuals.
Forty patients aged 18 to 50 years visiting Vali-Asr hospital in Arak, I.R. Iran, who were diagnosed with generalized form of epilepsy by a neurologist for the first time were recruited as cases. The control group (n=40) was selected from healthy individuals, in whom no disease was diagnosed until this study, and were matched to the case group by age, sex, and economical status.
39 studies on the registry are indexed under Epilepsy, Generalized; 4 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 40 is below the median of 80 across 13 observational studies indexed under Epilepsy, Generalized.
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all generalized and single epileptic patiants which were identify for fist time
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New generalized and single epileptic cases patients who accept and sign the approval form of ethical committee non smoker, no trauma, no use of selenium supplement, no use of zinc supplement, no use of vitamin A supplement, no use of vitamin D supplement, no Weight loss, no Diarrhea, no addiction, no alcohol consumption, no use of certain medications,
Exclusion Criteria:
presence of above criteria as well as, generalized and single epileptic cases under treatment
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Study on Serum Zinc and Selenium Levels in Epileptic Patients
decrement in serum zinc and selenium level
Time frame: 5 months
Comparison between the selenium levels by gender in two groups
Time frame: 5 months
The record gives a start of Nov 2011, a primary completion of Mar 2012 and a completion of May 2012. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.
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