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NCT03433261 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Ketogenic Diet for Reduction of CNS Oxygen Toxicity in Working Divers

A NA study, sponsored by Duke University.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
91
Enrollment target

NCT03433261: Completed NA study, sponsored by Duke University.

NCT03433261 is a NA study that has completed, run by Duke University. The registered enrollment target is 91 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (94% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03433261, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Duke University.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
91 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this research study is to understand the effect of nutritional ketosis on CNS oxygen toxicity in undersea divers. The investigators hope this will provide a starting point to develop methods for improving the safety of Navy divers, warfighters and submariners.

Primary Outcome

Time to the first manifestation of CNS Oxygen Toxicity: visual or hearing changes, nausea, twitching, irritability, dizziness, convulsions or change consistent with possible CNS Oxygen Toxicity.

Interventions

  • DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT Ketogenic Diet

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 91 participants
Start Date 2018-03-01
Est. Completion 2021-10-30
Phase NA
Duke University

1,725 total trials

What the finished NCT03433261 record still lists

NCT03433261 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 91 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (94% lower).

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

NCT03433261 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03433261 about?

NCT03433261 is a clinical study titled "Ketogenic Diet for Reduction of CNS Oxygen Toxicity in Working Divers". The purpose of this research study is to understand the effect of nutritional ketosis on CNS oxygen toxicity in undersea divers. The investigators hope this will provide a starting point to develop methods for improving the safety of Navy divers, warfighters and submariners.

What is the current status of trial NCT03433261?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 91 participants. The study started on 2018-03-01. Estimated completion is 2021-10-30.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03433261?

The interventions under investigation include: Ketogenic Diet (DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03433261?

This trial is sponsored by Duke University, which has 1,725 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03433261's enrollment target sits among peer trials

91 939th of 2000 higher than 1,060 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 NCT03433261, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03433261 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.