Could a ketone drink help heart failure patients in the hospital?
NCT ID NCT07434466
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether a special ketone drink can help people hospitalized with acute heart failure. The drink is given three times a day for five days. Researchers will measure changes in heart stress markers and symptoms. The goal is to see if ketones can improve energy for the heart and reduce fluid buildup.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Domain-Specific Inclusion Criteria: 1. Primary diagnosis of AHF with dyspnea on exertion or at rest, and at least two of the following: congestion on chest radiograph, rales on chest auscultation, clinically relevant edema, or an elevated jugular venous pressure \[21\] 2. Admitted to the hospital for less than 48 hours 3. Estimated glomerular filtration rate above 15 mL/min/1.73m² 4. NT-proBNP ≥ 1000 pg/ml Domain-Specific Exclusion Criteria: 1. Type 1 diabetes mellitus 2. Patients on mechanical circulatory support 3. Patients on more than one inotrope or on inopressors 4. Patients on dialysis 5. Patients with non-functioning enteral tracks
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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