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NCT02555176 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Low-Carbohydrate Normocaloric Diet in Patients With Head and Neck Carcinoma (HNC)

A NA study, sponsored by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
7
Enrollment target

NCT02555176: Completed NA study, sponsored by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University.

NCT02555176 is a NA study that has completed, run by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University. The registered enrollment target is 7 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02555176, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
7 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This pilot clinical trial studies the effects of a low carbohydrate diet on tumor metabolism in patients with head and neck cancer. A low carbohydrate diet may reduce the metabolic activity of cancer cells and of surrounding supportive tissues. Studying samples of tissue and blood from patients with head and neck cancer in the laboratory before and after a low carbohydrate diet may help determine any changes in tumor metabolism.

Primary Outcome

IHC status will be classified as positive or negative pre-and post-treatment. Change in IHC status will be evaluated using McNemar's test for paired dichotomous data.

Interventions

  • DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT Dietary intervention

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 7 participants
Start Date 2016-12-14
Est. Completion 2018-10
Phase NA

What the finished NCT02555176 record still lists

NCT02555176 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 7 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Dietary intervention is the first listed.

NCT02555176 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02555176 about?

NCT02555176 is a clinical study titled "Low-Carbohydrate Normocaloric Diet in Patients With Head and Neck Carcinoma (HNC)". This pilot clinical trial studies the effects of a low carbohydrate diet on tumor metabolism in patients with head and neck cancer. A low carbohydrate diet may reduce the metabolic activity of cancer cells and of surrounding supportive tissues. Studying samples of tissue and blood from patients with...

What is the current status of trial NCT02555176?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 7 participants. The study started on 2016-12-14. Estimated completion is 2018-10.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02555176?

The interventions under investigation include: Dietary intervention (DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02555176?

This trial is sponsored by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, which has 138 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02555176's enrollment target sits among peer trials

7 1982nd of 2000 higher than 18 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02555176, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02555176 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.