Clinical trials: Ketogenic Diet
Metabolic Syndrome
Optimal Metabolic Health Through Continuous Glucose Monitoring
The primary focus of this study is to evaluate the role of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) with Levels Health software as a tool to provide feedback and accountability necessary to create sustainable behavioral changes in…
- Trial name
- CGM (NCT04920058)
- Testing
- Continuous Glucose Monitor, <Active Comparator?>
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Ketogenic Diet, Alcohol Drinking
Effects of Ketogenic Diet on Alcohol Intoxication
The research study is being conducted to better understand the effects of ketosis on brain functioning and the acute effects of alcohol. Participants will be asked to undergo ~4 weeks of ketogenic diet intervention.
- Conditions
- Ketogenic Diet, Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Use Disorder, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Trial name
- NCT07602270
- Testing
- Ketogenic diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Metabolic Regulation, Fasting
Effects of Dietary Manipulation on Metabolism in Healthy Adults
This study will examine the potential changes in the blood levels of a recently discovered metabolic regulator in response to changes in diet in healthy adults.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Regulation, Fasting, Ketogenic Diet
- Trial name
- NCT00476125
- Testing
- Dietary manipulation ketogenic diet, Dietary Manipulation - 12 day ketogenic diet, 16 Hour Fast
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Migraine Disorders
A Ketogenic Diet Acts on Cortical But Not Subcortical Responsivity in Migraineurs
A short ketogenic diet (KD) treatment can prevent migraine attacks and correct excessive cortical response. Here, investigators aim to prove if the KD-related changes of cortical excitability are primarily due to cerebral cortex…
- Trial name
- NCT03775252
- Testing
- Ketogenic diet
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Roma La Sapienza
Epilepsy Intractable
A Multifaceted Assessment of Eating Behaviors, Anthropometric Measurements and Body Composition in Pediatric Patients With Drug-resistant Epilepsy on a Ketogenic Diet and Healthy Children
The goal of this observational study is to compare the prevalence and severity of eating behaviors-such as food neophobia, picky eating, food fussiness, meal repetition and variety, and food texture preferences-between healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT07714226
- Where
- 2 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wroclaw Medical University
Healthy, Healthy Lifestyle
TirolGESUND: Baseline-controlled Comparison of the Effects of Fasting Dietary Intervention or Smoking Cessation Combined With Exercise in Healthy Female Tyrolean Volunteers Aged 30-60 on Epigenetic and Multi-omic Biomarkers of Health, Ageing, and Disease
The goal of this clinical study is to learn about disease-risk and age-associated changes in DNA methylation patterns associated with disease risk or age in healthy women aged 30-60 in response to health-promoting lifestyle…
- Conditions
- Healthy, Healthy Lifestyle, Smoking Cessation, Intermittent Fasting
- Trial name
- TirolGESUND (NCT05678426)
- Testing
- Smoking cessation, Intermittent fasting, Intermittent fasting with ketogenic supplement
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaet Innsbruck
Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcohol Withdrawal
Does a Ketogenic Dietary Supplement Reduce Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms in Humans?
A ketogenic diet (KD) is high in fat and low in carbohydrates and induces ketosis. KD is an approved non-pharmacological therapy for drug-resistant child epilepsy.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcohol Withdrawal, Ketosis
- Trial name
- KME (NCT03878225)
- Testing
- H.V.M.N. Ketone Ester
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anders Fink-Jensen, MD, DMSci
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, PreDiabetes
Contrasting Ketogenic and Mediterranean Diets in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes: The Keto-Med Trial
The objective of this study is to compare two metabolically distinct diets, WFKD vs Med-Plus, in order to examine the potential benefits, and unintended consequences, of going beyond a focus on maximally avoiding added sugars and…
- Trial name
- NCT03810378
- Testing
- Mediterranean Diet (Med-Plus), Well-Formulated Ketogenic Diet (WFKD)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Athletic Performance
Effects of Ketogenic Diet on Body Composition and Performance in Soccer Players
A ketogenic diet (KD) is a nutritional approach, usually adopted for weight loss, that restricts daily carbohydrates under 30 g/day.
- Trial name
- NCT04078971
- Testing
- Western diet, ketogenic diet
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Antonio Paoli
Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Diagnostic Utility of SGLT1/2 Inhibition to Facilitate Myocardial Glucose Suppression
This is a pilot mechanistic study of the diagnostic utility of sodium-glucose cotransporter-1/2 inhibition (SGLT1/2) on myocardial glucose suppression on FDG PET/CT.
- Trial name
- NCT06510894
- Testing
- Sotagliflozin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
l Carnitine With Ketogenic Diet
The Effect of Carnitine Supplementation on Cardiac Function and Lipid Profile in Patients With Drug Resistant Epilepsy on Ketogenic Diet
Primary aim: Demonstrating the effect of carnitine supplementation on lipid profile and cardiovascular functions in patients with DRE on KD.
- Trial name
- NCT06198803
- Testing
- L Carnitine
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Healthy Aging
Reduced Carbohydrates + Ketogenic Supplement on Energy Metabolism
The present study will evaluate the effects on glucose, ketones and other blood biomarkers, cognition, quality of life, physical activity and well-being of a reduced carbohydrate diet paired with a ketogenic product for 2 months…
- Trial name
- SAGE-2 (NCT06455982)
- Testing
- reduced carbohydrate menu combined with ketogenic supplement
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Ketogenic Diet, Weight Loss
Impact of Exogenous Ketones on Indices of Keto-Adaptation in Obese Subjects on Weight Reducing Diets.
This project will be a three-group controlled 6-wk feeding study where all meals are prepared and provided to obese participants. All participants will be fed a 25% energy-restricted diet.
- Trial name
- STAK (NCT06449287)
- Testing
- Diet, Blood Draw, Ketone/Glucose Monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Role of the Gut Microbiota in Pediatric Epilepsy
Nearly a third of children with epilepsy are refractory to pharmacotherapy. The ketogenic diet (KD) is a highly effective alternative therapy reducing seizure frequency by 50% in more than half of treated children.
- Trial name
- EPBiome (NCT04705298)
- Testing
- Prebiotic
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Children's Hospital
Weight Loss, Inflammation
Effect of Very-low Calorie Diet and Synbiotic Supplementation in Gut Microbiota (Pronokal Method)
The present study aimed to investigate the changes produced in gut microbiota by a very-low-calorie-ketogenic diet followed by a low calorie diet, whether the use of synbiotics is able to modulate gut microbiota diversity and…
- Trial name
- Pronokal (NCT03530501)
- Testing
- Diet, Synbiotic1, Synbiotic2
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación Pública Andaluza para la Investigación de Málaga en Biomedicina y Salud
Healthy
PET Study of Cerebral Metabolism of 11C-acetoacetate and 18F-FDG in Patients Under Moderate Ketosis
Regional brain glucose hypometabolism occurs during aging and may contribute to the onset of aging-related cognitive impairment in humans. Ketones are the main alternative energy substrate to glucose for the brain.
- Trial name
- TEP-KD (NCT02409784)
- Testing
- Pre-KD, Post-KD
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Ketogenic Dieting, Physical Activity
Effects of Ketogenic Diet on Triathlon's Performance
The study aimed to verify the effects of 5 weeks of ketogenic diet (KD) on some performance index in long distance triathletes
- Trial name
- NCT03691558
- Testing
- Ketogenic diet, Western Diet
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Padova
Ketogenic Dieting, Weight Loss
Weight Loss for a Healthier You Programme
In view of the research gap in the safety of traditional ketogenic diet, there is a need for a healthy alternative to the ketogenic diet that reduces the individual's propensity to adverse diet choices.
- Conditions
- Ketogenic Dieting, Weight Loss, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT05049954
- Testing
- Calorie-Restricted Healthy Ketogenic Diet, Calorie-Restricted Low Fat Diet
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Ketogenic Dieting
Determining the Ergogenic Effects of Carb10™ Supplementation on Carbohydrate-Rich and Carbohydrate-Restricted Diets
The study will examine the performance and body composition effects of ketogenic vs carbohydrate-based diets, determine the carbohydrate tolerance ("carbohydrate threshold") for active individuals on a ketogenic diet, and then…
- Trial name
- NCT03231514
- Testing
- Carbohydrate Supplement (Carb10), Diet, Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Woman's University
Platelet Function and Thrombus Formation
Zhongshan Ketogenic Diet Study 1
This dietary intervention study was designed to investigate the impact of a ketogenic diet on platelet function and and thrombus formation.
- Trial name
- NCT07117903
- Testing
- Normal diet + vehicle, Normal diet + aspirin, Ketogenic diet + vehicle
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fudan University