Ketogenic diet for behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia
Part of Brain & nervous system, Mental health clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a special high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet (ketogenic diet) can help people with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia. It aims to see if this diet improves symptoms or slows the disease.
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Who can take part
- You are between 45 and 70 years old.
- You have been diagnosed with probable behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD).
- You have not changed any dementia medications in the last 2 months.
- You are not following a low-carb, ketogenic, or vegan diet right now.
- You do not have certain other medical conditions that could affect the diet, like type 1 diabetes, liver failure, or a history of pancreatitis.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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