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

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Policlinico Umberto I

Rome, Italy, 00161