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Clinical Trial Summary

This study was carried out with the purpose of evaluating zinc and selenium levels in serum of epileptic patients and compare with normal individuals.


Clinical Trial Description

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. ;


Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional


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NCT number NCT01764516
Study type Observational [Patient Registry]
Source Arak University of Medical Sciences
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date November 2011
Completion date May 2012