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Improving heart energy levels and function with ketone supplements

Ketone supplementation to improve cardiac energetics and function

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN24885065
Enrollment
90
Registered
2023-05-04
Start date
2022-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-06-18

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Conditions

Physiological effects of ketone energy fuel on the heart in diabetes Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

This is a single-centre, prospective, cross-sectional cohort study. The study will include type 2 diabetes patients with no history of heart or valve disease, and patients with an established heart fa

Sponsors

University of Leeds
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Eligibility criteria for diabetes patients in this study: 1. Men and women >18 years of age 2. 6.0 18 years of age 2. Ability and willingness to provide written informed consent and to comply with the requirements of the study 3. Prior diagnosis of non-ischemic heart failure 4. LV ejection fraction of 18 years of age 2. Mean HBA1c< = 6% 3. Ability and willingness to provide written informed consent and to comply with the requirements of the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for diabetes patients: 1. History of coronary artery disease, previous CABG, angioplasty or myocardial infarction 2. Known HF or reduced LVEF on baseline CMR (<50%) 3. Female participants who are pregnant, lactating or planning pregnancy during the course of the study 4. Renal impairment (eGFR <30 ml/min/m2) 5. Participation in a clinical trial in the preceding 12 weeks 6. Contra-indications to CMR or to dobutamine or gadolinium 7. Any type of diabetes other than T2D Exclusion criteria for patients with established heart failure diagnosis: 1. Significant renal impairment (eGFR <30 ml/min/m2) 2. Female participants who are pregnant, lactating or planning pregnancy during the course of the study 3. Participation in a clinical trial of an investigational medicinal product in the preceding 12 weeks 4. Contra-indications to MRI 5. Known hypersensitivity to dobutamine or gadolinium 6. History of coronary artery disease, previous CABG, angioplasty or myocardial infarction 7. Any type of diabetes other than T2D Exclusion criteria for healthy controls: 1. Any type of diabetes 2. Significant renal impairment (eGFR <30 ml/min/m2) 3. Female participants who are pregnant, lactating or planning pregnancy during the course of the study 4. Participation in a clinical trial of an investigational medicinal product in the preceding 12 weeks 5. Contra-indications to MRI 6. Known hypersensitivity to dobutamine or gadolinium 7. History of coronary artery disease, previous CABG, angioplasty or myocardial infarction 8. Known HF or reduced LVEF on baseline CMR (<50%)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in myocardial rest, dobutamine stress, and phosphocreatine (PCr) to adenosine triphosphate (ATP) ratio following 2 weeks of ketone ester supplementation measured using magnetic resonance spectroscopy at baseline and 2 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Myocardial perfusion, left ventricular ejection fraction at rest and during dobutamine stress and myocardial strain (systolic strain and diastolic strain rate) measured using magnetic resonance spectroscopy at baseline and 2 weeks

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactSindhoora Kotha
sindhoora.kotha@nhs.netNone available

Outcome results

None listed

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