Study Eligibility
To learn more about our study and your eligibility, please contact the study site nearest to you.
You may be eligible if you:
- 12 to 21 years old and English-speaking
- Have bipolar disorder and some active or recent challenges with mood
- Healthy enough for outpatient treatment
- Not at increased risk of keto diet complications
- Live in one of the states where the study is occurring (California, Colorado, Cincinnati, or Pennsylvania)
You may NOT be eligible if you:
- Are pregnant or breastfeeding
- Are underweight (BMI below 18.5) or wasting syndrome
- Have disordered eating or a diagnosed eating disorder
- Experience problems with substance use
- Have autism spectrum disorder
- Have certain health issues (for example, diabetes, high cholesterol, epilepsy, stroke, kidney or liver disease, or a metabolic disorder)
- Take certain medications that are incompatible with the ketogenic diet
Child & Adolescent Bipolar Network: Keto Study 