Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Ketogenic Diet for Depression

Lead Sponsor:

University Psychiatric Clinics Basel

Conditions:

Depressive Disorder

Major Depressive Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Globally, it's estimated that around 300 million people are affected by depressive illness, and even with access to modern mental health care, long-term recovery is uncommon. Recently, there has been ...

Detailed Description

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is the second leading contributor to the global burden of chronic diseases, as measured by years lived with disability. Additionally, MDD is associated with an increase...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Unequivocal diagnosis of major depressive disorder or bipolar depression according to ICD-10 and ICD-11 (as soon as approved in Switzerland) criteria
  • Age ≥18 years
  • The patient can give informed consent as documented by signature
  • Interest in trying a dietary intervention
  • Participants must refrain from using any non-prescribed psychotropic agents during the study period including alcohol and illicit drugs such as cannabis; long term pain medication, caffeine and nicotine are excluded from that rule
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Inability to follow the study procedures, e.g., because of a language barrier, neurological and interfering mental disorders, dementia
  • Anorexia nervosa
  • BMI \<18.5 kg/m2
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding
  • Current electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
  • Concurrent ketamine therapy
  • Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language barrier, neurological and interfering mental disorders, high-grade dementia, etc.
  • Porphyria
  • Type 1 diabetes
  • Insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes
  • Contraindicated medical conditions; besides rare hereditary metabolic disorders (typically diagnosed in childhood), contraindications comprise acute pancreatitis, nephrolithiasis, advanced renal failure, advanced liver failure, advanced congestive heart failure, advanced pulmonary disease with respiratory failure, and concurrent use of SGLT2 inhibitors

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 1 2024

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    July 1 2027

    Estimated Enrollment :

    120 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT06105762

    Start Date

    January 1 2024

    End Date

    July 1 2027

    Last Update

    October 30 2023

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