NCT01092247

The Effect of Ketogenic Diet on Malignant Tumors- Recurrence and Progress

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the study is, to study the efficacy of the ketogenic diet in delaying or preventing recurrence and tumor growth progression of patients who have been previously treated by concomitant chemoradiotherapy (6 months) for high-grade glial tumors. It will be an open-label trial of nutritional intervention for up to 1 year. An interim analysis of the data will be carried out to assess safety, compliance and efficacy of the diet. This will be reviewed by both SHS and the Clinical trial team.

Conditions

• Malignant Tumors

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Nutritional support with Standard diet	Nutritional support with Standard diet
OTHER	Nutritional intervention with the Ketogenic diet	Nutritional intervention with ketogenic diet. The Diet plan will be based on each patient individually according to his nutritional needs. Age, weight, activity levels, culture and food preferences are taken in consideration

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-03-01
• Primary completion: 2011-05-01
• Completion: 2011-09-01
• First posted: 2010-03-24
• Last updated: 2010-03-24