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Ketogenic Diet Phase 1 for Head & Neck Cancer

NCT01975766 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 14

Last updated 2018-06-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study investigates if using a very low carbohydrate diet during combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy is safe and if it can be tolerated by patients.

Conditions

  • Head and Neck Neoplasms

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Ketogenic diet

A ketogenic diet matching the fat to carbohydrate + proteins in Keto-Cal(R) 4:1 by Nutricia North America.

DEVICE

External beam radiation therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Nutricia North America

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

    collaborator OTHER

  • Bryan Allen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bryan G. Allen, MD, PhD · University of Iowa

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-01-31
Primary Completion
2016-11-30
Completion
2017-07-11

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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