High Fat/High Calorie Trial

First Published on Clinicaltrials.gov:	9/23/2009
Status:	Currently Recruiting
ClinicalTrials.gov ID:	NCT00983983
Sponsor:	Massachusetts General Hospital
Purpose:	The purpose of this study is to determine the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of long-term use of high fat/high calorie and high calorie diets in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (Lou Gehrig's disease).
Phase:	II
Treatment Type:	Diet Modification
Trial Type:	Double Blind, Placebo Control
Estimated Enrollment:	30
Eligibility:	18 years or older. Both Genders. No heathly volunteers.
Details:	Three arm study: high fat/high calorie diet, high calorie diet, placebo control diet.
Collaborator(s):	Muscular Dystrophy Association
Location(s):	Phoenix, AZ, 85013, United States Atlanta, GA, 30322, United States Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, United States Burlington, VT, 05401, United States Irvine, CA, 92868, United States Sarasota, FL, 34239, United States Portland, OR, 97239, United States Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States San Francisco, CA, 94120, United States Boston, MA, 02114, United States Charlotte, NC, 28207, United States New York, NY, 10032, United States Houston, TX, 77030, United States
Primary Investigator:	Anne-Marie A Wills, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital
Contact:	(617)643-2643 awills@partners.org
Trial Protocol as Published on Clinicaltrials.gov:
ALS Forum: