Weight-Adjusted Dosing of 3-OHB in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure (KINETICS2)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04594265 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : October 20, 2020
Last Update Posted : July 18, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Heart Failure Ketosis | Dietary Supplement: KetoneAid KE4 Pro Monoester Dietary Supplement: Science in Sport Go Enegy | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 8 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Crossover Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | Patients are studied in a randomized single-blind cross-over design. |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Weight-Adjusted Dosing of 3-OHB in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure |
Actual Study Start Date : | October 1, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | September 30, 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | September 30, 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Ketone Monoester
Weight-adjusted dose of 3-OHB Monoester (KetoneAID KE4, Virginia, US) 0.5 g/kg (max 50 g)
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Dietary Supplement: KetoneAid KE4 Pro Monoester
A dietary supplement containing ketone monoester. |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo Treatment
Maltodextrin-based placebo (Science In Sport, UK) in isocaloric dose to the experimental arm.
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Dietary Supplement: Science in Sport Go Enegy
Dosis isocaloric to the KetoneAid Arm |
Active Comparator: Ketone Monoester in presence of low-dose insulin clamp
Same as experimental arm, but in the presence of a low-dose insulin clamp to suppress free fatty acid metabolism
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Dietary Supplement: KetoneAid KE4 Pro Monoester
A dietary supplement containing ketone monoester. |
- Cardiac Output (L/min) [ Time Frame: 3 hours - Area under the curve ]Change in Cardiac output measured by Swann-Ganz Catherization during study period,
- Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction [ Time Frame: 3 hours - Area under the curve ]Change in LVEF measured by echocardiography during study periode
- Blood Ketones [ Time Frame: 3 hours ]Change in blood Ketones measured by venous blood samples
- Blood pH [ Time Frame: 3 hours ]Change in venous blood pH during the study period

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion criteria: Chronic HF: NYHA class II-III, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <40%
Exclusion Criteria: Diabetes or HbA1c >48 mmol/mol, significant cardiac valve disease, severe stable angina pectoris, severe comorbidity as judged by the investigator, inability to give informed consent

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04594265
Contact: Kristian H Christensen, MD | +4578452029 | krstchri@rm.dk | |
Contact: Henrik S Wiggers, DMsci |
Denmark | |
Aarhus University Hospital | Recruiting |
Aarhus, Denmark, 8200 | |
Contact: Kristian H Christensen, MD krstchri@rm.dk |
Responsible Party: | Kristian Hylleberg Christensen, MD, Aarhus University Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04594265 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
KETO-KINETICS 2 1-10-72-23-20 |
First Posted: | October 20, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 18, 2022 |
Last Verified: | July 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Hemodynamics |
Heart Failure Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |