NCT02694094Active, not recruiting
Impact of Ketogenic Diets on Cardiovascular Health in Adults With Epilepsy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 8 Sept 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This research is being done to evaluate the short term and long term effects of ketogenic diets on measures of cardiovascular health. Such measures include cholesterol levels, blood pressure, weight, and thickening of the blood vessel wall over time. Adults aged 18 or older who are already on a ketogenic diet for at least 12 months or who are interested in beginning on the modified Atkins diet may join.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 105 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 16 Feb 2016
- Start date
- Mar 2016
- Primary completion date
- Dec 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
- NCT number
- NCT02694094
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Planned participants: 105
- From Mar 2016 to the primary completion date, Dec 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.
Prior treatment
- Changes in antiepileptic drug regimen \< 1 month prior to participation
- Previous cardiovascular event or treatment ((including myocardial infarction, stroke, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI))
Other illness
- Kidney disease
- Contraindicated metabolic or mitochondrial disorder
Age
- \< 18 years of age
Other
- Body mass index (BMI) \< 18.5
- Acute pancreatitis
- Unwilling to restrict carbohydrates
Who the study is looking for
- 18 years of age or older
- Body mass index (BMI) \> 18.5
- Stable antiepileptic drug regimen for \> 1 month.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 100 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Baltimore | United States | Unknown status |
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