NCT01092247

Brief 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.

Trial Health

35
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
40

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2010

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2010

Completed
14 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 15, 2010

Completed
9 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 24, 2010

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2011

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 1, 2011

Completed
Last Updated

March 24, 2010

Status Verified

February 1, 2010

Enrollment Period

1.2 years

First QC Date

March 15, 2010

Last Update Submit

March 23, 2010

Conditions

Keywords

Patients with malignant tumors

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • To study the effect of the ketogenic diet on tumor growth progression and longevity in patients with Malignant glioblastoma.

    This will be done by comparing tumor size by repeated MRI studies (every 2 months)

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Quality of life

Study Arms (2)

Standard diet: Nutritional support

PLACEBO COMPARATOR
Other: Nutritional support with Standard diet

Nutritional intervention: Ketogenic diet.

EXPERIMENTAL
Other: Nutritional intervention with the Ketogenic diet

Interventions

Nutritional support with Standard diet

Standard diet: Nutritional support

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

Nutritional intervention: Ketogenic diet.

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 85 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Consenting adults aged ≥ 18 years.
  • Recurrent or progressive high grade glioma after failure of at least one line of standard oncological treatment.
  • Gliomatosis cerebri, including patients declining radiation treatment.

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients with malignant tumors who are receiving treatment at the time of the recruitment.
  • Early termination - patients who will wish to stop their participation in the trial will discontinue the ketogenic diet and return to their usual diet.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms

Interventions

Nutritional Support

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nutrition TherapyTherapeutics

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER GOV

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 15, 2010

First Posted

March 24, 2010

Study Start

March 1, 2010

Primary Completion

May 1, 2011

Study Completion

September 1, 2011

Last Updated

March 24, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-02