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Ketogenic Diet for Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (KETOHS Trial)

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Led By Jonathan Jun, MD

Research Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up once every 2 weeks, over 4 weeks

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KETOHS Trial Summary

This trial will test whether a ketogenic diet can improve breathing in people with obesity hypoventilation syndrome.

Eligible Conditions

Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
Ketogenic Diet
Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure

KETOHS Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ once every 2 weeks, over 4 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~once every 2 weeks, over 4 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and once every 2 weeks, over 4 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change in Awake venous carbon dioxide (PvCO2) Level

Secondary outcome measures

Change in Apnea Hypopnea Index

Change in Blood Pressure

Change in Body weight (kg)

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KETOHS Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Ketogenic DietExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will receive the ketogenic diet.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Ketogenic Diet

2016

Completed Phase 2

~460

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Johns Hopkins UniversityLead Sponsor

2,259 Previous Clinical Trials

14,820,629 Total Patients Enrolled

Jonathan Jun, MDPrincipal InvestigatorJohns Hopkins University

3 Previous Clinical Trials

132 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Ketogenic Diet for Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome

2019. "Ketogenic Diet for Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04108819.

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