Short Term Ketone Supplementation & Cardiometabolic Health

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this research study is to determine if short-term consumption of a dietary ketone drink, which increases the blood circulation concentrations of beta-hydroxybutyrate, a ketone, affects blood vessel health and cognitive health in adults. Ketones are normally produced by the liver when people fast longer than 16-24 hours or eat a diet low in carbohydrates. Participants will be asked to randomly consume a dietary ketone drink and placebo (flavored water) for a 2-week period each in a crossover fashion with a 2-week washout period while maintaining habitual diet and physical activity patterns. The investigators hypothesize that consumption of a ketone drink will reduce BP and improve vascular health by reducing aortic pulse wave velocity and increasing brachial artery flow mediated dilation. Furthermore, they hypothesize that ketone consumption will improve cognitive health by increasing attention and processing speed.

Clinical Trial Description

Objective: The objective of this study is threefold: 1) To establish feasibility and proof-of-concept for the efficacy of ketone supplementation in reducing blood pressure and improving vascular and cognitive function in older adults; 2) Establish proficiency and feasibility with the proposed cognitive function measurements; and 3) Obtain preliminary data for effect size generation. Background: Age is the primary risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Middle age is a vulnerable period where cardiovascular risk factors, such as BP, begin to emerge and signs and symptoms of disease first becomes evident. Hypertension is present in 60-75% of adults in this demographic and associated with vascular dysfunction and cognitive decline. Low Carbohydrate High Fat (LCHF) ketogenic diets have become increasingly popular for improving cardiometabolic health but adherence is suboptimal due to their restrictive nature. Supplementation with ketone drinks increase plasma β-hydroxybutyrate and mimics the metabolic effects of LCHF ketogenic diets as well as lowers BP and improves vascular and cognitive function in rodent models. Whether ketone supplementation lowers BP and improves vascular and cognitive health in humans of any age is unknown. Approach: A double-blind randomized 2x2 crossover design with 2 repeated measures in each period will be used. Pre-/post-test evaluation in each period will be used to evaluate the benefits to vascular and cognitive health ingestion with consumption of a ketone drink/placebo drink. ;

Study Design

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Cardiovascular Risk Factor

Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT04236388
Study type	Interventional
Source	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	October 2, 2020
Completion date	May 25, 2022

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Short Term Ketone Supplementation and Cardiometabolic Health

Clinical Trial Summary

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