# Acute Effects of Oral Ketone Ester on Cardiac Function in Patients With COVID-19

> **NCT04573764** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen** · enrollment: 12 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- COVID-19

## Interventions

- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** D-beta-hydroxybutyrate-(R)-1,3 butanediol monoester
- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** Placebo

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04573764
- **Lead sponsor:** Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2021-02-01
- **Primary completion:** 2022-01-01
- **Final completion:** 2022-05-01
- **Target enrollment:** 12 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2022-06-01


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04573764

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04573764, "Acute Effects of Oral Ketone Ester on Cardiac Function in Patients With COVID-19". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04573764. Licensed CC0.

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