Comparison Between Melatonin and Diazepam for Prevention of Recurrent Simple Febrile Seizures

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To evaluate the efficacy of oral melatonin compared to oral diazepam for prevention of recurrent simple febrile seizures.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Tanta University
• Treatments: Diazepam; Melatonin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children aged 6 months to 5 yrs .

• Simple febrile seizures

Exclusion Criteria:

• Complex febrile seizures

• Child with history of neonatal seizure.

• Afebrile seizures.

• History of anticonvulsive therapy.

• Children suffering from epilepsy.

• Children with abnormal EEG.

• Children with abnormal neurological examination.

• Positive family history of epilepsy.