# Relationship Between Brain and Heart Glucose Metabolism in Alcohol Use Disorder

> **NCT05015881** · PHASE2,PHASE3 · ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · sponsor: **University of Pennsylvania** · enrollment: 20 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
- Alcohol Drinking

## Interventions

- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** Ketone Ester "(R)-3-hydroxybutyl (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate"
- **DRUG:** FDG

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05015881
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Pennsylvania
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE2,PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
- **Start date:** 2021-11-01
- **Primary completion:** 2026-12
- **Final completion:** 2027-12
- **Target enrollment:** 20 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-30


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05015881

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05015881, "Relationship Between Brain and Heart Glucose Metabolism in Alcohol Use Disorder". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05015881. Licensed CC0.

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