NCT06668168View on ClinicalTrials.gov

The Causal Role of Ketone Bodies in Obesity-associated Disease Prevention - Combining Genetic Epidemiology With a Randomised Trial to Infer Causality

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

69

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 6, 2025

Primary Completion Date

May 6, 2027

Study Completion Date

January 31, 2030

Conditions
NutritionObesity and Overweight
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Ketone Monoester (KE)

25g ketone ester 3x/day. The ketone ester will be a beta-hydroxybutyrate monoester \[(R)-3-hydroxybutyl (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate\].

BEHAVIORAL

Ketogenic diet

Ketogenic diet (\<50 g carbohydrate per day)

Trial Locations (1)

BA2 7AY

RECRUITING

University of Bath, Bath

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

University of Bristol

OTHER

collaborator

Imperial College London

OTHER

lead

University of Bath

OTHER