Ketogenic diet for behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia
Part of Brain & nervous system, Mental health clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a ketogenic diet (a high-fat, low-carbohydrate 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
- Age between 45 and 70
- Diagnosed with probable behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD)
- No changes to dementia medications for at least 2 months before and during the study
- Willing to follow a ketogenic diet (high fat, low carbohydrate) for the study period
- Must not have certain medical conditions like type 1 diabetes, pancreatitis, or liver failure
- Must not be on a low-carb, ketogenic, or vegan diet within the last 3 months
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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