Nutrition for Asthmatics
Recruiting · NCT06151405 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Pennington Biomedical Research Center
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
DGA DietKETO DietMCT Diet
What this trial is about
Determine to what extent three distinct dietary approaches improve asthma control and lung function.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Age: 18-65 years
- BMI: 18.5 - 29.99 kg/m2
- asthma diagnosed by medical specialist (confirmed in medical history)
- partly controlled or uncontrolled asthma by Asthma Control Test score ≤22
- owns a device compatible with ZEPHYRx platform
- stable asthma medication use (no change in the past 2 months).
Exclusion criteria
- Diabetes or using diabetes medications that may lower blood glucose levels
- point of care fasting blood glucose ≥126 mg/dl or triglycerides ≥400 mg/dl
- current smoking or smoking history of greater than 10 pack-years
- other significant respiratory or cardiac disease or the presence of clinically important comorbidities, e.g., COPD, renal failure, liver disease; uncontrolled hypertension defined as systolic blood pressure ≥160 mm/Hg, or diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mm/Hg
- pregnant or nursing women
- food preferences or allergies inconsistent with study diet capabilities
- noncompliance with lead-in period requirements.
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center - Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States