Feasibility and acceptability of a personalised healthy diet versus a medical nutrition therapyketogenic diet in reducing migraine frequency and severity

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Migraine; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619001089123
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Newcastle

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2018-09-17
• Study Start: 2019-08-07
• Last Update Posted: 26 August 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 26

Inclusion Criteria

Males and females aged 16 years or over who have a history of migraine headaches consisting of at least two episodes of moderate intensity headache (or greater), or at least 5 episodes of mildly intense headache in the previous 4 weeks, with 50% of headache days being migraine or probable migraine days. We also need participants to own a smartphone. Participants aged 16-17 years will require parental consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Diagnosed with any other neurological condition e.g. epilepsy or trauma, or have a medical condition requiring specific MNT (e.g. diabetes or coeliac disease), have a past history of stroke or have a pacemaker, or are currently taking medications contraindicated whilst on a ketogenic diet (e.g. blood pressure medication or insulin), are pregnant or breastfeeding, are not proficient in the English language, or have an intellectual or mental impairment where decision making capacity is compromised, or do not own a smartphone

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified