Eucaloric Ketogenic Diet in COVID-19 Cytokine Storm Syndrome
NCT ID: NCT04492228
Last Updated: 2020-09-30
Study Results
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
100 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2020-09-01
2021-05-30
Brief Summary
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The reduction of phagocytic hyperactivation represents a possible treatment for HLH.
Lowering the availability of glucose, the only substrate of aerobic glycolysis and of the Warburg effect in activated macrophages, through the use of ketogenic diets could be a promising solution.
Actually diet is not recognized as impacting on the evolution of COVID-19, however, scientific literature data show that a low carbohydrate and high lipid diet (ketogenic diet) can inhibit inflammation and lead to a clinical improvement of respiratory function.
The hypothesis of this study is that the administration of a ketogenic diet could improve mortality, lower the access to ICU and the need of NIV.
The plan is to enroll 50 patients with COVID 19 infection and administer a 1:4 ketogenic formula during hospitalization in order to verify these outcomes.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
The study team will prospectively enroll 50 patients with COVID-19 infection administering a 4:1 ratio ketogenic formula (both enteral or parenteral) and 50 with standard diet
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Ketogenic diet group
patients with COVID-19 feeding with a ketogenic diet (4.1 formula)
Ketogenic diet
Eucaloric Ketogenic diet % composition : protein (27%), lipids (67%), carbohydrates (6%: \<30g/day). In pts in artificial nutrition : Eucaloric Ketogenic parenteral nutrition % composition : aminoacids (27%), lipids (67%), carbohydrates (6%: \<30g/day)
Standard diet group
patients with COVID-19 feeding with a standard diet
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Ketogenic diet
Eucaloric Ketogenic diet % composition : protein (27%), lipids (67%), carbohydrates (6%: \<30g/day). In pts in artificial nutrition : Eucaloric Ketogenic parenteral nutrition % composition : aminoacids (27%), lipids (67%), carbohydrates (6%: \<30g/day)
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* age ≥18 years
* informed written consent
Exclusion Criteria
* Type II diabetes in therapy with insulin, sulphonylureas, repaglinide, GLP-1 analogues, SGLT2 inhibitors
* Recent acute cardiovascular event (within a month)
* Food allergies to diet components
* Any metabolic disorder capable of influencing gluconeogenesis
* Clinical history of severe hypertriglyceridemia with or without pancreatitis
* Pregnancy and/or breastfeeding
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Sukkar Samir, MD
Dr Samir Giuseppe Sukkar
Locations
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Samir Giuseppe Sukkar
Genova, , Italy
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Samir G Sukkar, MD
Role: primary
Livia Pisciotta, MD
Role: backup
References
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Other Identifiers
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KETOCOV-1
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id