# Effects of 2-week Ketosis on the Heart's Ketone Body Consumption, Utilization, and Energetic Efficiency in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

> **NCT06398964** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Aarhus University Hospital** · enrollment: 12 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction

## Interventions

- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** 3-hydroxybutyrat
- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** Isocaloric placebo drink

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06398964
- **Lead sponsor:** Aarhus University Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2023-11-21
- **Primary completion:** 2025-04-08
- **Final completion:** 2025-04-08
- **Target enrollment:** 12 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-04


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06398964

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06398964, "Effects of 2-week Ketosis on the Heart's Ketone Body Consumption, Utilization, and Energetic Efficiency in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-05 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06398964. Licensed CC0.

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