# Can Neural Network Instability in Schizophrenia be Improved With a Very Low Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet?

> **NCT05268809** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Northern California Institute of Research and Education** · enrollment: 71 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Schizophrenia
- Bipolar Disorder

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Ketogenic diet

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05268809
- **Lead sponsor:** Northern California Institute of Research and Education
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2022-04-21
- **Primary completion:** 2025-08-01
- **Final completion:** 2025-08-31
- **Target enrollment:** 71 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-12


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05268809

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05268809, "Can Neural Network Instability in Schizophrenia be Improved With a Very Low Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet?". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05268809. Licensed CC0.

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