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Ketone Plasma Kinetics After Oral Intake Of Different MCT

A study testing 2.5% protein, protein 5% and protein 10% in people with Healthy, run by Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN) at 1 site in Switzerland.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This research project is aimed at identifying the MCT formulation matrixes that provide the highest ketoindex values and extended half-life, as well as to provide an initial evaluation of the GI tolerability of the various formula. For comparison, ketones salts and esters (food grade) will be also evaluated. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 50 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Healthy
What is being tested?
2.5% protein, protein 5% and protein 10%
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
20 participants
Where
1 siteSwitzerland
Study dates
4 Jun 2018to 31 May 2024
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 50 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age: 18-50 years
  • Healthy men and women, based on the medical screening visit and medical history
  • BMI in the normal and overweight range 18.5 ≤ BMI ≤ 27.
  • Able to understand and to sign a written informed consent prior to study entry

Who cannot join

  • Any medication possibly impacting the postprandial glucose and insulin response (on anamnesis, to the opinion of the medical expert)
  • Any medication impacting dietary fat absorption and metabolism or impacting postprandial glucose and insulin response, to the opinion of the medical expert
  • Pregnancy (on anamnesis) and/or lactation
  • Known food allergy and food intolerance
  • Individuals undergoing either dietary or exercise mediated weight loss program prescribed by a health care professional
  • Individuals under ketogenic diets, or taking regular ketones products such as MCT, ketone esters or ketone salts (calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium)
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  • Alcohol intake higher than 2 servings per day. A serving is 0.4 dl of strong alcohols, 1 dl of red or white wine, or 3 dl of bier
  • Having given blood within the last month, or willing to make a blood donation until one month following the end of the study
  • Participant having a hierarchical link with the research team members
  • Not expected to follow the protocol.
  • Smokers unable to stop for the day of the visit

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Switzerland1 site
  • Metabolic Unit

    Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, 1000

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About this study

Official title: Ketone Plasma Kinetics After Oral Intake Of Different MCT Formulae

This research project is aimed at identifying the MCT formulation matrixes that provide the highest ketoindex values and extended half-life, as well as to provide an initial evaluation of the GI tolerability of the various formula. For comparison, ketones salts and esters (food grade) will be also evaluated.

Read the detailed description

Monocentric, open, randomized, controlled research project. The global research project will include several testing cycles as described in the figure 1. In each cycle, several research products (up to 4) will be tested on up to 20 participants in a partial or full cross-over design. Once cycle 1 is completed, blood parameters will be analysed and ketoindex will be calculated as area under the curve (AUC) of total ketones (BHB + AcA) over 4h / quantity of ingested MCTs in g. Based on ketoindex and ketones Thalf (T1/2: time to reach half of AUC-infinite of total ketones) values, new products will be developed for cycle 2.

Conditions
Healthy
Being tested
2.5% protein, protein 5%, protein 10%, protein 15%, A2: Peptamen 1.5 Vanilla without Breakfast

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • 2.5% proteinDietary supplement

    2.5%

  • protein 5%Dietary supplement

    5%

  • protein 10%Dietary supplement

    10%

  • protein 15%Dietary supplement

    15%

  • A2: Peptamen 1.5 Vanilla without BreakfastDietary supplement

    Peptamen withoug breakfast

  • B2: only breakfast (no product)Dietary supplement

    only breakfast

  • C2: 5% protein with breakfastDietary supplement

    C2: 5% protein consumed with breakfast

  • D2: 5% protein 30 min before breakfastDietary supplement

    D2: 5% protein consumed 30 min before breakfast

Study groups in NCT03603782
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1ExperimentalNot described
Receives: Dietary Supplement: protein 5%; Dietary Supplement: protein 10%; Dietary Supplement: protein 15%; Dietary Supplement: B2: only breakfast (no product); Dietary Supplement: C2: 5% protein with breakfast; Dietary Supplement: D2: 5% protein 30 min before breakfast
2ExperimentalNot described
Receives: Dietary Supplement: 2.5% protein; Dietary Supplement: protein 10%; Dietary Supplement: protein 15%; Dietary Supplement: A2: Peptamen 1.5 Vanilla without Breakfast; Dietary Supplement: C2: 5% protein with breakfast; Dietary Supplement: D2: 5% protein 30 min before breakfast
3ExperimentalNot described
Receives: Dietary Supplement: 2.5% protein; Dietary Supplement: protein 5%; Dietary Supplement: protein 15%; Dietary Supplement: A2: Peptamen 1.5 Vanilla without Breakfast; Dietary Supplement: B2: only breakfast (no product); Dietary Supplement: D2: 5% protein 30 min before breakfast
4ExperimentalNot described
Receives: Dietary Supplement: 2.5% protein; Dietary Supplement: protein 5%; Dietary Supplement: protein 10%; Dietary Supplement: A2: Peptamen 1.5 Vanilla without Breakfast; Dietary Supplement: B2: only breakfast (no product); Dietary Supplement: C2: 5% protein with breakfast

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. KetoIndex - plasma concentration

    KetoIndex calculated as area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC) of total ketones (BHB + AcA) over 4 hours after MCT-based products consumption / quantity of ingested MCTs in gram.

    Measured: 4 hours

  2. total ketones (BHB+ACA) - Half-life time

    Half-Life time (T ½) calculated as time to reach half of Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC)-infinite of total ketones (BHB+ACA) after MCT-based products consumption.

    Measured: 4 hours

Secondary outcomes (14)
  1. Ketones blood kinetic - Plasma concentration

    (Total Ketones, BHB, AcA) measured as plasma concentration versus time curve (AUCs) after MCT-based products consumption

    Measured: 4 hours

  2. Ketones blood kinetics - peak plasma concentration

    Peak Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of total Ketones, BHB, AcA MCT-based products consumption.

    Measured: 4 hours

  3. Ketones blood kinetics - time to maximum concentration

    Time to maximum concentration (Tmax) of total Ketones, BHB, AcA MCT-based products consumption.

    Measured: 4 hours

  4. Ketones blood kinetics - Half-life time

    Half-Life time (T ½) measured of total Ketones, BHB, AcA after MCT-based products consumption.

    Measured: 4 hours

  5. Medium chain fatty acid C8 and C10 - plasma concentration

    Measure of plasma concentration versus time curve (AUCs) of Medium chain fatty acid C8 and C10 after MCT-based products consumption

    Measured: 4 hours

  6. Medium chain fatty acid C8 and C10 - concentration

    Maximum plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Medium chain fatty acid C8 and C10 (and their metabolites) after MCT-based products consumption

    Measured: 4 hours

  7. Medium chain fatty acid C8 and C10 - Time to maximum concentration

    Time to maximum concentration (Tmax) of Medium chain fatty acid C8 and C10 (and their metabolites) after MCT-based products consumption

    Measured: 4 hours

  8. Medium chain fatty acid C8 and C10 - Half-life time

    Half-Life time (T ½) measured of Medium chain fatty acid C8 and C10 (and their metabolites) after MCT-based products consumption

    Measured: 4 hours

  9. Glucose and insulin - plasma concentration

    Measure of plasma concentration versus time curve (AUCs) of glucose and insuline after MCT-based products consumption

    Measured: 4 hours

  10. Glucose and insulin - peak plasma concentration

    Measure of maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) of glucose and insuline after MCT-based products consumption

    Measured: 4 hours

  11. Glucose and insulin - time to maximum concentration

    Measure of time to maximum concentration (Tmax) of glucose and insuline after MCT-based products consumption

    Measured: 4 hours

  12. Glucose and insulin- Half-life time

    Measure of Half-life time (T½) of of glucose and insuline after MCT-based products consumption

    Measured: 4 hours

  13. Gastro-intestinal tolerability assessment

    Gastro-intestinal tolerability assessment with visual analogue scales for each symptom of interest (i.e.) 1) Abdominal discomfort , 2) Decreased appetite, 3) Gastric reflux, 4) Nausea, 5) Diarrhea, 6) Headache). Each scale are from 0 (better outcome) to 100 (worst outcome).

    Measured: 24 hours

  14. Adverse event incidence

    Adverse events incidence

    Measured: 24 hours

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Jul 2018
  2. Study start4 Jun 2018
  3. Primary completion31 May 2024
  4. Study completion31 May 2024

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
20 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03603782
Sponsor's protocol ID
18.03.NRC
Status last verified
Sep 2024
First submitted
14 Jun 2018
Last updated
19 Sep 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing 2.5% protein, protein 5% and protein 10% in people with Healthy, run by Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN) at 1 site in Switzerland.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 11 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Sep 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Switzerland. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

KetoIndex - plasma concentration (time frame: 4 hours). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Sep 2024.

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