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Low GI Diet in Children and Adolescents With ALL
Sponsor: Columbia University
Summary
The study aims to determine the feasibility of a 6-month low glycemic dietary intervention in children and adolescents undergoing treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Official title: Implementing a Low Glycemic Diet in Children and Adolescents Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
5 Years - 21 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
88
Start Date
2017-06-01
Completion Date
2026-06
Last Updated
2025-02-18
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Low Glycemic Index Diet
The nutritional intervention is theory-based and will provide nutritional education and counseling to children and their families. Nutritional counseling will be provided by the institutional designate and will focus on increasing patients' understanding of the benefits of a low GI diet, increase knowledge of low GI diet, overcoming barriers, and establishing expectations of the diet.
Locations (5)
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Children's National Hospital
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, United States
Columbia University
New York, New York, United States
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States