Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Ultra-high-caloric, Fatty Diet (UFD) in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
This study aims at evaluating efficacy and tolerability of an ultra-high-caloric, fatty diet (UFD) compared to placebo in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
• Possible, probable (clinically or laboratory supported) or definite amyotrophic lateral sclerosis according to the revised version of the El Escorial criteria
• Disease duration (onset of first paresis or bulbar symptoms) \< 24 months
• Loss of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis functional rating scale revised of ≥ 0.33 points/month based on the formula: (48 - myotrophic lateral sclerosis functional rating scale revised score at screening visit) / (months between onset and screening visit)
• Age ≥18 years.
• Either continuously treated with a stable dose of riluzole, OR not treated with riluzole for the last 4 weeks prior to inclusion
• Either continuously treated with a stable dose of edaravone, OR not treated with edaravone for the last 4 weeks prior to inclusion
• Either continuously treated with a stable dose of sodium-phenylbutyrate/taurursodiol, OR not treated with sodium-phenylbutyrate/taurursodiol for the last 4 weeks prior to inclusion
• Capable of thoroughly understanding all information given
• full written informed consent according to good clinical practice