# Ketogenic Diet for New-Onset Absence Epilepsy

> **NCT04274179** · PHASE3 · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Johns Hopkins University** · enrollment: 40 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Absence Epilepsy
- Ketogenic Dieting
- Epilepsy, Absence

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Modified Atkins Diet
- **DRUG:** Absence epilepsy medications

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04274179
- **Lead sponsor:** Johns Hopkins University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2020-08-10
- **Primary completion:** 2028-05-01
- **Final completion:** 2028-05-01
- **Target enrollment:** 40 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-07


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04274179

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04274179, "Ketogenic Diet for New-Onset Absence Epilepsy". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-08-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04274179. Licensed CC0.

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