Status:
COMPLETED
A Ketogenic Diet Acts on Cortical But Not Subcortical Responsivity in Migraineurs
Lead Sponsor:
University of Roma La Sapienza
Conditions:
Migraine Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A short ketogenic diet (KD) treatment can prevent migraine attacks and correct excessive cortical response. Here, investigators aim to prove if the KD-related changes of cortical excitability are prim...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of migraine
- Kept a headache diary for at least 1 month
- Headache onset before the age of 50
Exclusion
- over consumption of acute pain-killers (triptan, analgesic, or ergotamine)
- pregnancy or lactation
- type I diabetes
- serious organic or psychiatric disorders that the investigators judged as having the potential to influence the trial evaluation.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 30 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
18 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03775252
Start Date
January 1 2017
End Date
November 30 2017
Last Update
December 13 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Policlinico Umberto I
Rome, Italy, 00161