Targeting Aging With a Ketone Ester for Function in Frailty
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Official title
A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group, Pilot Study to Evaluate the Effect of a Ketone Ester on Muscle and Immune Function in Older Men and Women Who Are at Risk for Strength and Mobility Decline
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT06645847
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Lead sponsor
- Buck Institute for Research on Aging
- Other
- Enrollment
- 180 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Ketone ester Other
- Placebo Comparator: Non-ketone placebo Other
Other
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 65 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Feb 4, 2025
- Primary completion
- Dec 30, 2027
- Completion
- Mar 31, 2028
- Last update posted
- Mar 12, 2026
2025 – 2028
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 3
- U.S. states
- 3
- U.S. cities
- 3
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Institute for Research on Aging | Novato | California | 94945 | Recruiting |
| UConn Health | Farmington | Connecticut | 06030 | Recruiting |
| Ohio State University | Columbus | Ohio | 43210 | Recruiting |
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Mar 12, 2026 · Synced May 20, 2026
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