Could a High-Fat diet help brain tumor patients?
NCT ID NCT05428852
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a ketogenic (high-fat, low-carb) diet is practical and beneficial for 24 adults with brain metastases who are scheduled for radiosurgery. Participants will follow either a ketogenic diet or a standard healthy diet for 16 weeks. Researchers will track diet adherence, blood markers, and quality of life to see if the diet helps manage symptoms and improve well-being.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Measurable brain lesions noted on baseline MRI imaging * Graded Prognostic Assessment \> 1.5 * Body mass index (BMI) ≥18 kg/m2 * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance status of 0-1 (0=participant has either normal activity, 1= participant has some symptoms but is nearly full ambulatory) * Able and willing to follow prescribed diet intervention * Scheduled to receive SRS Exclusion Criteria:• Undergoing whole brain radiation therapy * BMI \<18 kg/m2 * Pregnant or nursing women * Not willing to be randomized into either of the dietary interventions * Unable to provide Informed Consent * No previous diagnosis of small cell lung carcinoma * No previous or suspected leptomeningeal disease * Type 1 diabetes or insulin-dependent Type II diabetes * Abnormal renal function (GFR \< 55 mL/min, creatinine \>2.0, urinary albumin \>1 g/day) Not MRI eligible
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Locations
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Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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