# Effects of Ketones on Brain Energetics and Alcohol Consumption in Alcohol Use Disorder

> **NCT06807918** · PHASE2,PHASE3 · NOT_YET_RECRUITING · sponsor: **University of Pennsylvania** · enrollment: 60 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Alcohol Use Disorder
- Ketosis

## Interventions

- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** Kenetik
- **OTHER:** magnetic resonance imaging scan
- **OTHER:** fludeoxyglucose-18 positron emission tomography scan
- **OTHER:** Alcohol bar lab
- **OTHER:** Placebo beverage

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06807918
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Pennsylvania
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE2,PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2026-06
- **Primary completion:** 2029-12
- **Final completion:** 2030-12
- **Target enrollment:** 60 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-06

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06807918

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06807918, "Effects of Ketones on Brain Energetics and Alcohol Consumption in Alcohol Use Disorder". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06807918. Licensed CC0.

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