Status:

UNKNOWN

Ketone Esters in T2DM

Lead Sponsor:

University of Portsmouth

Collaborating Sponsors:

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Conditions:

Type 2 Diabetes

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) reduces the ability of the body to use sugar as a fuel. As an alternative people with T2DM can use fat from the blood stream instead. Fat is a good store of energy, how...

Detailed Description

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic and progressive metabolic disease associated with an increased prevalence of cardiovascular events, and therefore represents a significant global health co...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • • HbA1c \> 48 mmol/mol

Exclusion

  • they present with severe renal impairment (eGFR \< 30ml/min)
  • they use concomitantly GLP-1 Receptor agonists (which reduce glucagon and therefore hydroxybutyrate production);
  • they currently participating in a very low calorie diet or restricted carbohydrate diet (which artificially increase endogenous ketone production);
  • they present uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure \> 180 mmHg);
  • they have a history of myocardial infarction or cerebro-vascular events in the last 3 months;
  • have a a BMI \> 40 kg/m2;
  • they are unable to exercise;
  • they have an allergy or intolerance to ketone esters ;
  • they are unable to give informed consent
  • have any other serious medical condition which in the opinion of study investigators would interfere with safety or data interpretation.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 26 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 21 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

16 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04854330

Start Date

April 26 2021

End Date

February 21 2023

Last Update

April 22 2021

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