# Targeting Aging With a Ketone Ester for Function in Frailty

> **NCT06645847** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Buck Institute for Research on Aging** · enrollment: 180 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Frail Elderly
- Aging
- Immune Function
- Muscle Function

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Ketone ester
- **OTHER:** Placebo Comparator: Non-ketone placebo

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06645847
- **Lead sponsor:** Buck Institute for Research on Aging
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2025-02-05
- **Primary completion:** 2027-12-31
- **Final completion:** 2028-04-01
- **Target enrollment:** 180 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-13

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06645847

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06645847, "Targeting Aging With a Ketone Ester for Function in Frailty". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-04 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06645847. Licensed CC0.

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