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Ketone Monoester Supplements, High Altitude, and Brain Blood Flow During Exercise

McMaster University · NCT07063732

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Key facts

Compensation
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Who can join
Ages 18–35 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
14
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
May 28, 2025
Record last updated
July 14, 2025

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What the study is about

The purpose of this trial is to investigate the effect of acute ketone monoester ingestion (0.6 g KME/kg body weight) on the occurrence of the ventilatory threshold and the subsequent response of blood velocity in cerebral arteries during a maximal exercise test at low altitude and high altitude.

Being studied: Ketone Monoester (KME); Placebo

Conditions: High Altitude Hypoxia; Exercise

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Must be a member of the research expedition team travelling to the Barcroft Research Station in White Mountain California

Exclusion Criteria

  • BMI > 30
  • No prescribed medications (oral contraceptives excluded)
  • History of smoking
  • Currently following a ketogenic diet or consuming exogenous ketogenic supplements
  • History of heart, lung, blood vessel, or kidney disease
  • Currently pregnant

Recruiting US locations

  • Barcroft Research Station

    Bishop, CA 93514

    Site contact: Jeremy Walsh, PhD · 9055259140 · walshj18@mcmaster.ca

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