Acute Effects of Ketone Supplement on Responses to Alcohol Challenge in Healthy Volunteers

NCT05551754 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2026-01-20

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Summary

This is a single blinded, randomized trial to evaluate the immediate subjective and objective effects of alcohol after a dose ketone supplement compared to a placebo in 10 health volunteers. Subjects will complete 2 lab visits where they consume a dose of alcohol (based on weight), to bring their breath alcohol concentration to about 0.050%. Participants will randomly receive ketone supplement at one lab and the placebo at the next lab.

Conditions

  • Alcohol Drinking

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Ketone Supplement

Drink a single dose of ketone supplement 25g

OTHER

Alcohol Beverage

Subjects will drink about 2 ½ standard alcohol beverages, based on their weight to reach a breath alcohol level of 0.050%

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Corinde Wiers, PhD · University of Pennsylvania

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-10-20
Primary Completion
2026-07-31
Completion
2027-07-31
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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