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Conditions
Bipolar Disorder
Interventions
Ketone Ester Beverage, Low Glycemic Index Diet
Dietary Supplement · Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Michigan
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
15 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2025
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Targeting Aging With a Ketone Ester for Function in Frailty

NCT06645847
Conditions
Frail Elderly, Aging, Immune Function, Muscle Function
Interventions
Ketone ester, Placebo Comparator: Non-ketone placebo
Other
Lead sponsor
Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Other
Eligibility
65 Years and older
Enrollment
180 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025 – 2028
U.S. locations
3
States / cities
Novato, California • Farmington, Connecticut • Columbus, Ohio
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Ketone Ester Supplementation and Nocturnal Blood Pressure

NCT05888506
Conditions
Cardiovascular Diseases in Old Age, Aging, Cardiovascular Diseases, Sleep
Interventions
Ketone Ester, Placebo
Dietary Supplement
Lead sponsor
Georgia Southern University
Other
Eligibility
50 Years and older
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Savannah, Georgia
Active, not recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Strategies to Augment Ketosis: Optimization of Ketone Delivery Strategies

NCT05501366
Conditions
Ketosis
Interventions
Ketone Supplement, Beverage Tolerability Questionnaire (BTQ) and satiety visual analogue scale, Blood Draw, Breath Reading, Heart Rate Variability, CGM/CKM, DXA, Urine Analysis
Dietary Supplement · Behavioral · Biological + 2 more
Lead sponsor
Ohio State University
Other
Eligibility
20 Years to 30 Years · Male only
Enrollment
14 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Columbus, Ohio
Terminated Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Brain Small Chain Fatty Acid Metabolism in Parkinson Disease: Ketones

NCT05778695
Conditions
Parkinson Disease, Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson Disease Dementia
Interventions
Ketone Ester (R)-3-Hydroxybutyl (R)-3-Hydroxybutyrate
Dietary Supplement
Lead sponsor
University of Michigan
Other
Eligibility
45 Years and older
Enrollment
16 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Active, not recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Comparison of Pharmacokinetic Responses to Three Ketone Esters

NCT07289165
Conditions
Healthy Volunteer
Interventions
Dietary Supplement containing Tri-betahydroxybutyrin, Dietary Supplement containing a ketone mono Ester, Dietary supplement containing a ketone salt
Dietary Supplement
Lead sponsor
NeuroEnergy Ventures, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
30 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
18 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Canfield, Ohio
Conditions
Metabolic Syndrome, Normal Cognition
Interventions
Ketone Ester drink, Placebo: isocaloric dextrose drink
Dietary Supplement
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
NIH
Eligibility
55 Years and older
Enrollment
99 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Baltimore, Maryland
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Ketone Esters for Optimization of Operator Performance in Hypoxia

NCT07065864
Conditions
Hypoxia
Interventions
Ketone ester, Placebo
Dietary Supplement · Other
Lead sponsor
Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Male only
Enrollment
17 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Pensacola, Florida
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Ketone Ester And Salt (KEAS) in Older Adults

NCT06868719
Conditions
Salt; Excess, Hypertension, Aging, Inflammation, Blood Pressure
Interventions
No Salt, No β-OHB, High Salt, No β-OHB, High Salt, High β-OHB
Dietary Supplement
Lead sponsor
Indiana University
Other
Eligibility
50 Years to 85 Years
Enrollment
35 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bloomington, Indiana
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Pharmacokinetics of C6 Ketone Di-ester

NCT05310058
Conditions
Pharmacokinetics
Interventions
C6 ketone di-ester
Dietary Supplement
Lead sponsor
BHB Therapeutics, Ireland LTD
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
34 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Addison, Illinois
Conditions
Parkinson Disease, Ketosis
Interventions
Ketone Ester Elite endurance Nutrition Drink, Stool Sample
Dietary Supplement · Other
Lead sponsor
University of Florida
Other
Eligibility
40 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
10 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Gainesville, Florida
Active, not recruiting Not applicable Interventional

Physiological Effects Ketone Ester in Heart

NCT05924802
Conditions
Heart Failure
Interventions
Ketone Ester, Placebo
Dietary Supplement
Lead sponsor
The Cleveland Clinic
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2029
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Cleveland, Ohio
Conditions
Parkinson Disease
Interventions
Ketone Ester Beverage, Electrolyte Beverage, Cycling Intervention
Dietary Supplement · Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Michigan
Other
Eligibility
45 Years and older
Enrollment
19 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Conditions
Metabolic Syndrome
Interventions
Ketone Ester Supplement, Placebo
Dietary Supplement · Other
Lead sponsor
University of Southern Mississippi
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 50 Years
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2022 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Conditions
ICU Delirium, Critical Illness
Interventions
Ketone monoester, Placebo
Drug
Lead sponsor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Nashville, Tennessee
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

BHB and Cognition During Exercise-Heat Stress

NCT07010666
Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
Beta-Hydroxybutyrate, Carbohydrate, Caffeine
Dietary Supplement
Lead sponsor
University of South Carolina
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 35 Years
Enrollment
18 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Columbia, South Carolina
Conditions
Glucose Metabolism Disorders (Including Diabetes Mellitus), Energy Supply; Deficiency, Type 2 Diabetes
Interventions
Standard weight maintaining diet, Weight maintaining isocaloric ketogenic diet, Beta-hydroxy butyrate
Other · Dietary Supplement
Lead sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
35 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2020 – 2023
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
San Antonio, Texas
Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
FDG, Ketone Drink, Ketogenetic Diet
Drug · Dietary Supplement · Other
Lead sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2020 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Alzheimer Disease
Interventions
Challenge A - low calorie Ensure®, Challenge B - Ensure® plus ketone esters (KE), PET Scan, Cognitive Testing - FCSRT, Story Recall, BVRT, CogState One Card Learning
Dietary Supplement · Procedure · Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Other
Eligibility
50 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2016 – 2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Pharmacokinetics of Two Fatty Acid Ketone Esters

NCT05686083
Conditions
Pharmacokinetics
Interventions
C6 ketone di-ester, Novel ketone di-ester
Dietary Supplement
Lead sponsor
BHB Therapeutics, Ireland LTD
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
12 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Addison, Illinois
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Ketone Supplementation in Adolescents Post-Concussion

NCT04079907
Conditions
Concussion, Mild, Concussion, Severe, Concussion, Brain, Concussive Injury, Sport Injury, Sports Injuries in Children
Interventions
Ketone, Placebo
Dietary Supplement
Lead sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Other
Eligibility
13 Years to 19 Years
Enrollment
5 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2020 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Birmingham, Alabama
Completed Phase 1 Interventional Results available

Ketone Pharmacokinetic Study in HFrEF

NCT05757193
Conditions
Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Interventions
DeltaG (250 mg/kg), DeltaG (500 mg/kg)
Dietary Supplement
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Durham, North Carolina
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Ketone Ester and Salt (KEAS) in Young Adults

NCT05545501
Conditions
Salt; Excess, Hypertension
Interventions
No Salt, No β-OHB, High Salt, No β-OHB, High Salt, High β-OHB
Dietary Supplement
Lead sponsor
Indiana University
Other
Eligibility
19 Years to 39 Years
Enrollment
35 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bloomington, Indiana
Conditions
Hypertriglyceridemia
Interventions
Antara (fenofibrate) + Lovaza (omega-3-acid ethyl esters)
Drug
Lead sponsor
GlaxoSmithKline
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 79 Years
Enrollment
93 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2006 – 2008
U.S. locations
32
States / cities
Spring Valley, California • Washington D.C., District of Columbia • Coral Gables, Florida + 27 more