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Ketogenic Diet for Ketogenic Diet

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Waitlist Available
Led By Sibylle Kranz, PhD RDN FTOS
Research Sponsored by University of Virginia
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up day 0 and day 15 of the intervention
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Study Summary

This trial will study the effects of a ketogenic diet on kidney function in young, overweight adults.

Eligible Conditions
  • Ketogenic Diet
  • Kidney Injury

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~day 0 and day 15 of the intervention
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and day 0 and day 15 of the intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Within-person change in UACR comparing Day 15 to pre-intervention
Secondary outcome measures
Within-person change in eGFR-Cr comparing Day 15 to pre-intervention
Within-person change in eGFR-Cr-and-Cystatin comparing Day 15 to pre-intervention
Within-person change in eGFR-Cystatin comparing Day 15 to pre-intervention
+2 more
Other outcome measures
Within person change in microbiome composition by 16s rRNA sequencing comparing Day 15 to pre-intervention
Within person change in urine metabolites comparing Day 15 to pre-intervention
Within-person change in MCP-1 comparing Day 15 to pre-intervention

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Ketogenic DietExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Subjects will be provided with foods following a ketogenic diet for 15 consecutive days.
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?

University of VirginiaLead Sponsor
753 Previous Clinical Trials
1,245,026 Total Patients Enrolled
Sibylle Kranz, PhD RDN FTOSPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Virginia

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
ScienceJournal
Dietary Fat: From Foe to Friend?
Ludwig, David S., Walter C. Willett, Jeff S. Volek, and Marian L. Neuhouser. 2018. “Dietary Fat: From Foe to Friend?”. Science. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). doi:10.1126/science.aau2096.
NutrientsJournal
A Ketogenic Low-carbohydrate High-fat Diet Increases LDL Cholesterol in Healthy, Young, Normal-weight Women: A Randomized Controlled Feeding Trial
Burén, Jonas, Madelene Ericsson, Nágila Raquel Teixeira Damasceno, and Anna Sjödin. 2021. “A Ketogenic Low-carbohydrate High-fat Diet Increases LDL Cholesterol in Healthy, Young, Normal-weight Women: A Randomized Controlled Feeding Trial”. Nutrients. MDPI AG. doi:10.3390/nu13030814.
Archives of Internal MedicineJournal
A Randomized Trial of a Low-carbohydrate Diet Vs Orlistat Plus a Low-fat Diet for Weight Loss
Yancy, William S., Jr, Eric C. Westman, Jennifer R. McDuffie, Steven C. Grambow, Amy S. Jeffreys, Jamiyla Bolton, Allison Chalecki, and Eugene Z. Oddone. 2010. “A Randomized Trial of a Low-carbohydrate Diet Vs Orlistat Plus a Low-fat Diet for Weight Loss”. Archives of Internal Medicine. American Medical Association (AMA). doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2009.492.
Frontiers in NutritionJournal
Consumer Reports of “keto Flu
Bostock, Emmanuelle C. S., Kenneth C. Kirkby, Bruce V. Taylor, and Jason A. Hawrelak. 2020. “Consumer Reports of “keto Flu” Associated with the Ketogenic Diet”. Frontiers in Nutrition. Frontiers Media SA. doi:10.3389/fnut.2020.00020.
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