Overview

Effect of Nutritional Ketosis on Alcohol Metabolism

Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2026-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The research study is being conducted in health controls to better understand the effects of ketosis on brain functioning after 3 different, randomly assigned, 3-day dietary interventions and the acute effects of alcohol after consuming about 4-5 alcohol beverages. The labs visits will use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to study the brain, measuring levels of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD), lactate, neurotransmitters glutamate, and Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
Phase:
Phase 2/Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pennsylvania
Treatments:
Ethanol