Clinical trials: Ketone Body Metabolism
Asthma, Obesity
Nutrition for Asthmatics with Obesity
This study will test the effect of diet on asthma in individuals with obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT05222451
- Testing
- DGA Diet, MCT Diet, KETO Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Migraine, Episodic Migraine
Energy for the Brain
Approx. one billion people are suffering from migraine worldwide and yet, therapeutic options are still very limited. Research suggests that changes in energy metabolism could be part of migraine pathophysiology.
- Trial name
- MigraKet (NCT03132233)
- Testing
- Beta-hydroxybutyrate calcium and magnesium salt
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Schizophrenia Disorder
KetoBrain: Brain Energy Metabolism in Schizophrenia
Objective The objective is to recruit antipsychotic-naïve patients at the first diagnosis with a first-episode schizophrenia disorder (FES) to study ketone metabolism of the brain via PET neuroimaging.
- Trial name
- NCT07309172
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ole Köhler-Forsberg
Obesity, Body Weight
Pilot Study of Isocaloric Time Restricted Eating on Ketone Metabolism and Immunoregulation
Background: Time restricted eating (TRE) is a form of fasting in which a person eats only during a set window of time, which is usually between 4 and 10 hours each day.
- Trial name
- NCT06169137
- Testing
- Early Time-Restricted Eating, Conventional dietary regimen (12-hr, 9:30a-9:30p)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Obesity, Appetite
Study of the Effect of a Very-Low-Carbohydrate Diet on Energy Expenditure
Background: Popular weight loss plans often restrict carbohydrates or fat. Research shows that very-low-carbohydrate (ketogenic) diets lead to greater weight loss than low-fat diets.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Appetite, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- NCT01967563
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Genetics of Response to Canagliflozin
Five daily doses of canagliflozin (300 mg) will be administered to healthy volunteers. Pharmacodynamic responses to canagliflozin will be assessed both at 2 days and 6 days after administration of the first dose of canagliflozin.
- Trial name
- NCT02891954
- Testing
- Canagliflozin
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Ketogenic Diet, Weight Loss
Impact of Exogenous Ketones on Indices of Keto-Adaptation in Obese Subjects on Weight Reducing Diets.
This project will be a three-group controlled 6-wk feeding study where all meals are prepared and provided to obese participants. All participants will be fed a 25% energy-restricted diet.
- Trial name
- STAK (NCT06449287)
- Testing
- Diet, Blood Draw, Ketone/Glucose Monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Hyperglycemia, Postprandial, Overweight and Obesity
Ketone Supplementation, Glucose Control, and Cardiovascular Function
Post-prandial hyperglycemic excursions induce a cascade of deleterious effects on the body, including increased inflammation, production of reactive oxygen species, and impaired cardiovascular function.
- Conditions
- Hyperglycemia, Postprandial, Overweight and Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus Risk
- Trial name
- NCT03817749
- Testing
- Exogenous ketone monoester
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Acute Ketosis
How Orally Consumed 3-hydroxybuturate Alters Metabolism
This study evaluate the metabolic effects of orally ingested ketone bodies. The study is conducted as a randomized, cross over study.
- Trial name
- NCT02917252
- Testing
- 3-hydroxybuturate
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Ketone Body Metabolism, Brain Metabolism
Ketones Influence on Glucose Metabolism in Brain. A Human Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Study
This project tend to investigate the affection of ketone bodies on brain metabolism. This will be done by measuring human cerebral uptake of energy substrates, together with functional parameters, using PET imaging and…
- Trial name
- NCT02357550
- Testing
- ketone
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Nutrition, Ketogenic Diet
Dietary Macronutrients and Gut Microbiota, Inflammation, and Metabolic Markers
This 12-week randomized controlled trial will investigate the effects of dietary patterns with different macronutrient compositions on gut microbiota, intestinal inflammation, gene expression, and metabolic health in healthy…
- Conditions
- Nutrition, Ketogenic Diet, Gene Expression, Diet
- Trial name
- DIETMICRO (NCT07672691)
- Testing
- Ketogenic Diet (KD), Vegetarian Diet (VD), Control Diet (CD)
- Where
- 2 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice
Appetite, Obesity
Exogenous Ketones and Appetite
People with obesity have different appetitive responses to stimuli compared to people without obesity. For example, people with obesity have a blunted postprandial ghrelin ('hunger' hormone) response, lower glucagon-like peptide…
- Conditions
- Appetite, Obesity, Ketones, Appetitive Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06327464
- Testing
- Exogenous ketones
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Healthy Participants
The Effect of Ketone Monoesters on Skeletal Muscle Protein Synthesis and Whole-body Protein Metabolism.
The ketone β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) is endogenously produced during periods of low glucose availability, serving as an alternative metabolic fuel.
- Trial name
- WAKM (NCT07082309)
- Testing
- Ketone Monoester (KE) and whey protein beverage, Control
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
Feasibility Study of a Continuous Glucose-Ketone Monitoring Device in People With Type 1 Diabetes
The goal of this study is to evaluate a CGM-CKM device during insulin suspension in patients with type 1 diabetes. 10 patients with T1D will be recruited for a pilot study. The patients will visit CTRU at Stanford Medical School.
- Trial name
- NCT06977633
- Testing
- Temporary Insulin Suspension, Glucose and ketone sensor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Mahla Poudineh
Migraine, Overweight and Obesity
Very Low Calories Ketogenic Diet in Migraine.
Ketogenesis is a physiologic phenomenon due to starvation or ketogenic diet (KD), a drastic restricted carbohydrate dietary regimen that induces lipid metabolism and ketone body (KB) synthesis.
- Trial name
- Ketomig (NCT03076060)
- Testing
- Ketogenic diet
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of Roma La Sapienza
Heart Failure, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Ketones, Muscle Metabolism, and SGLT2 Inhibitors - Protocol 1
To examine the effect of an increase in plasma beta-hydroxy-butyrate (B-OH-B) levels, spanning the physiologic and pharmacologic range (+0.5, +2.0, and +5.0 mmol/L), on: (i) parameters of left ventricular (LV) systolic and…
- Trial name
- Protocol1 (NCT03560323)
- Testing
- Beta-hydroxy-butyrate
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Obesity
Metabolic Effects of Four-week Lactate-ketone Ester Supplementation
Recent research reveals intriguing results concerning the role of exogenous lactate and the ketone body 3-hydroxybutyrate (3-OHB) as therapeutic tools to combat obesity and related conditions.
- Trial name
- MetaLaKe (NCT05917873)
- Testing
- LaKe Ester
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Type 1 Diabetes
Ketoacidosis in Individuals With Type I Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM)
The purpose of this study is to investigate individuals with type 1 diabetes who were disconnected from their insulin pump and insulin therapy was started again after positive ketones (U) in the urine or blood β-hydroxybutyrate.
- Trial name
- NCT00970567
- Testing
- Different insulin therapy at different time points
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Heart Failure
Metabolic Effects of Chronic Ketosis (KETO-CHF Metabolic)
Heart Failure (HF) is a major public health issue because the disease affects 1-2% of the Western population and the lifetime risk of HF is 20%.
- Trial name
- NCT05161676
- Testing
- Ketone monoester
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Parkinson Disease, Lewy Body Dementia
Brain Small Chain Fatty Acid Metabolism in Parkinson Disease: Ketones
Small exploratory open-label pilot study to assess supplementation of a ketone ester (KetoneAid) as a potential therapy for persons with Parkinson disease (PD), Parkinson Disease Dementia/Lewy Body Dementia (PDD/LBD), and healthy…
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson Disease Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT05778695
- Testing
- Ketone Ester (R)-3-Hydroxybutyl (R)-3-Hydroxybutyrate
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan