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NCT02984540 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Effect of a Modified Ketogenic-Mediterranean Diet on Alzheimer's Disease

A NA study, sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
25
Enrollment target

NCT02984540: Completed NA study, sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences.

NCT02984540 is a NA study that has completed, run by Wake Forest University Health Sciences. The registered enrollment target is 25 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02984540, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
25 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of the BEAM study is to compare the effects of a low-carbohydrate diet and a lowfat diet for adults with mild memory loss and adults with pre-diabetes. The data collected will help determine changes in cognitive function, brain structure and function, and levels of certain proteins and hormones in body fluids.

Interventions

  • OTHER Low-Fat Diet
  • OTHER Low-Carbohydrate Diet

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 25 participants
Start Date 2015-02
Est. Completion 2017-04-03
Phase NA
Wake Forest University Health Sciences

1,140 total trials

What the finished NCT02984540 record still lists

NCT02984540 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 25 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Low-Fat Diet is the first listed.

NCT02984540 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02984540 about?

NCT02984540 is a clinical study titled "Effect of a Modified Ketogenic-Mediterranean Diet on Alzheimer's Disease". The purpose of the BEAM study is to compare the effects of a low-carbohydrate diet and a lowfat diet for adults with mild memory loss and adults with pre-diabetes. The data collected will help determine changes in cognitive function, brain structure and function, and levels of certain proteins and h...

What is the current status of trial NCT02984540?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 25 participants. The study started on 2015-02. Estimated completion is 2017-04-03.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02984540?

The interventions under investigation include: Low-Fat Diet (OTHER), Low-Carbohydrate Diet (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02984540?

This trial is sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences, which has 1,140 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02984540's enrollment target sits among peer trials

25 1712th of 2000 higher than 265 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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