# Nutritional Ketosis: a Novel Metabolic Strategy to Treat Lymphedema Patients?

> **NCT03991897** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven** · enrollment: 81 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Lymphedema
- Ketogenic Dieting
- Ketone Ester Supplement

## Interventions

- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** Ketogenic diet
- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** Isocaloric diet
- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** Ketone ester supplementation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03991897
- **Lead sponsor:** Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2025-10-01
- **Primary completion:** 2028-02-01
- **Final completion:** 2028-08-01
- **Target enrollment:** 81 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-03


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03991897

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03991897, "Nutritional Ketosis: a Novel Metabolic Strategy to Treat Lymphedema Patients?". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-18 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03991897. Licensed CC0.

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