Feasibility Study of Modified Atkins Ketogenic Diet in the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Malignant Glioma

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Glioblastoma

In brief

The purpose of this research study is to see if people can produce ketones in their blood with the modified Atkins diet. Modified Atkins diet is a diet that produces ketones in your blood by restricting carbohydrates to \<20 grams per day. Ketones are substances that are produced in the blood when fat is being broken down. Ketones may help radiation work better and may starve your tumor because it is thought that some brain tumors can not use ketones to grow and can only use sugar or glucose to grow.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03278249

Run by

University of Cincinnati

People needed

12

Starts

2017-10-12

Expected to finish

2022-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2024-09-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Histologically confirmed primary malignant glioma, Grade III or IV
• No uncontrolled infection or other active malignancy or chronic systemic immune therapy.
• ECOG performance status < 3.
• Life expectancy > three months.
• Adequate labs

You may not qualify if…

• Diagnosis of genetic disorder of fat metabolism.
• Type 2 diabetes diagnosed with a hemoglobin A1C > 6.4
• Allergic to dairy or lactose intolerance

Where it is running

• UC Health — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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