Status:
COMPLETED
Atkins Diet for Difficult-to-Control Headaches in Teenagers
Lead Sponsor:
Johns Hopkins University
Conditions:
Chronic Daily Headache
Eligibility:
All Genders
12-19 years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
This is a 3-month pilot study of 10 adolescents with chronic daily headache. Teens will be placed on a modified Atkins diet and followed with 2 subsequent visits to assess for headache improvement.
Detailed Description
Patients are placed on the diet and followed with various measures for 3 months. If the diet is helpful it is continued. Patients are still being enrolled as of 9/6/06.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Ages 12-19
- Minimum 15 headaches/month for at least 3 months
- Tried 2 preventative medications previously
Exclusion
- Prior use of the Atkins diet for more than 1 week
- Pregnancy
- Significant heart or kidney disease
- Dangerously underweight
- Using acute pain medications more than 11 days in the past month
- Medications being changed
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00181064
Start Date
September 1 2005
End Date
June 1 2009
Last Update
July 2 2009
Active Locations (1)
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1
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287