Effect of carbohydrate restricted diet on cancer

Effect of carbohydrate restricted diet on cancer severity, symptoms and treatment process in adult patients.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2017052724649N2

Enrollment

Registered

2017-07-11

Start date

2017-06-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Condition 1: cancer. Condition 2: cancer. Condition 3: cancer. Bronchus or lung, unspecified Stomach, unspecified Adrenal gland, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: intervention group:extremely carbohydrate-restricted diet contains a lot of good fat with protein mostly come from nutricia Ketocal supplement, will be used for 6 month and carbohydr

Treatment - Other

Treatment - Drugs

intervention group:extremely carbohydrate-restricted diet contains a lot of good fat with protein mostly come from nutricia Ketocal supplement, will be used for 6 month and carbohydrate intake of th

Control group: this group will receive a regular diet for 6 months and 24 hour recall method will be used to evaluate the diet and percentage of carbohydrate.State of ketosis will be checked weekly

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: age between 20 and 70 years, Advanced, metastatic, solid mass (tumor) cancer Patients, those can tolerate this diet. Exclusion criteria: Patient's cancer recovery cannot be measured clearly, such as leukemia, skin Patients those cannot tolerate this diet. Patients with Heart disease or diabetes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Tumor size. Timepoint: pre intervention. after 3 months and 6 months post intervention. Method of measurement: CT scan.;Increase in metastasis. Timepoint: pre intervention. after 3 months and 6 months post intervention. Method of measurement: CT scan.;Patient's weight. Timepoint: pre intervention. after 3 months and 6 months post intervention. Method of measurement: kilogram.;Degree of depression. Timepoint: pre and post intervention. Method of measurement: Beck questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Tumor size. Timepoint: pre intervention. after 3 months and 6 months post intervention. Method of measurement: CT scan.;Increase in metastasis. Timepoint: pre intervention. after 3 months and 6 months post intervention. Method of measurement: CT scan.;Patient's weight. Timepoint: pre intervention. after 3 months and 6 months post intervention. Method of measurement: kilogram.;Degree of depression. Timepoint: pre and post intervention. Method of measurement: Beck questionnaire.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Severe ketosis risk in patients. Timepoint: three times a week. Method of measurement: kit.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDurdana Husain

Thalassemia and hemoglobinopathy Research Center, Ahvaz Jondi shapour University of Medical Sciences

husain-d@ajums.ac.ir+98 61 3373 8317

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026