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Does a ketone drink improve cardiac energetics?

The acute effect of a ketone monoester on cardiac PCr/ATP

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN15716557
Enrollment
15
Registered
2018-06-20
Start date
2018-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-07-16

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Conditions

Healthy volunteers Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

After consent, we will ask participants to fast for 24 hours. During this period, drinking water is allowed and encouraged. Afterwards, we will measure baseline blood ketone levels and perform a Phosp

Sponsors

TdeltaS Ltd
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Fluent in English with no communication impairments 2. Willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study 3. Aged 18-70 years (inclusive) 4. No known medical diagnosis 5. No prescribed medication 6. In the Investigator’s opinion, able and willing to comply with all study requirements

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Contraindication for undergoing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), such as metallic implanted devices, shrapnel or claustrophobia 2. Pregnant, lactating or planning to get pregnant 3. Any other significant disease or disorder which, in the opinion of the investigator, may either put the participants at risk because of participation in the study, or may influence the result of the experiment, or the participant’s ability to participate in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Cardiac phosphocreatine/ATP (PCr/ATP) ratio assessed using 31P MRS scan after 24 h fasting and 30 minutes after drinking the ketone monester solution

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026