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β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate
- Company
- Duke University
- Mechanism
- Mechanism not yet reported
- Route
- Route not yet reported
- Recruiting trials
- 6 recruiting
Efficacy results: Not yet reported
6 recruiting studies currently listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Data source: ClinicalTrials.gov · trial data as of Nov 5, 2026
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Trial details
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Recruiting NCT NCT05869812
Influence of β-hydroxy β-methyl Butyrate (HMB)Supplementation on Post-operative Muscle Mass and Function in Female Athletes
Not yet reported University of Kansas Medical Center 30 participants Est. completion 2029-12 1 siteOther conditions: AtrophyView official trial listing → -
Recruiting NCT NCT06050668
Essential Amino Acid Supplementation for Femoral Fragility Fractures
Not yet reported Michael C Willey 60 participants Est. completion 2026-12 2 sitesOther conditions: Femoral Fracture, Fragility Fracture, Muscle AtrophyView official trial listing → -
Recruiting NCT NCT07419633
This Study Investigates β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) and 2-hydroxybenzylamine (2-HOBA), When Administered Either Individually or in Combination Contributes to an Increased Quality of Health, Specifically Improving Muscular Strength and Cognitive Functioning in Adults Over the Age of 65.
Not yet reported McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre 120 participants Est. completion 2027-02-05 1 siteOther conditions: Muscle, Cognitive Functioning, Geriatric, Ageing and Geriatric Health, AgeingView official trial listing → -
Recruiting NCT NCT07534852
NIMA-Colon Cancer Study
Not yet reported Fundación Pública Andaluza para la Investigación de Málaga en Biomedicina y Salud 120 participants Est. completion 2027-12 1 siteOther conditions: Colon CancerView official trial listing → -
Recruiting NCT NCT07675421
Impact of HMB Supplementation on Inflammation and Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer
Not yet reported Federal University of Minas Gerais 66 participants Est. completion 2027-11-30 1 siteOther conditions: Head and Neck CancersView official trial listing → -
Recruiting NCT NCT07773142
Skeletal Muscle Adaptations to Peptide-Supplemented Resistance Exercise Training
Not yet reported University of Birmingham 24 participants Est. completion 2027-12 1 siteOther conditions: Supplement, Resistance Training AdaptationView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT01607879
Use of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate to Counteract Muscle Loss in Men With Prostate Cancer on Androgen Ablation
Not yet reported Medical College of Wisconsin 48 participants Est. completion 2021-02-16 1 siteOther conditions: Prostate CancerView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT01941368
The Effects of β-Hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate Free Acid and High-Intensity Interval Training
Not yet reported Metabolic Technologies Inc. 40 participants Est. completion 2013-12 1 siteOther conditions: ExerciseView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT02118181
Assessment of Physical Performance With A Supplementation Containing HMB in a Sample of Old Women in Good Health
Not yet reported University of Padova 80 participants Est. completion 2014-06 1 siteOther conditions: Age Related Muscle LossView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT02679742
Postacute Sarcopenia: Supplementation With β-hydroxyMethylbutyrate After Resistance Training
Not yet reported Parc de Salut Mar 32 participants Est. completion 2021-02-06 1 siteOther conditions: SarcopeniaView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT02885337
Fit-Joints: Getting Fit for Hip or Knee Replacement
Not yet reported McMaster University 41 participants Est. completion 2022-12-31 2 sitesOsteoarthritisView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT03028649
The Effect of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate Supplementation on Physical Capacity and Body Composition in Trained Athletes
Not yet reported Poznan University of Medical Sciences 58 participants Est. completion 2014-02 1 siteOther conditions: Sport, Supplements, SupplementationView official trial listing → -
Status unknown NCT NCT03151291
Effects of WB-EMS and Specific Dietary Supplements on Cancer Patients
Not yet reported University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School 200 participants Est. completion 2019-04 1 siteOther conditions: Cancer, Cancer Cachexia, Weight Loss, Muscle Loss, Muscle WeaknessView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT03511092
The Effects of Leucine Metabolites in Performance, Body Composition and Biochemical Markers of Muscle Damage
Not yet reported Faculdade de Motricidade Humana 53 participants Est. completion 2017-10-28 1 siteOther conditions: Resistance TrainingView official trial listing → -
Status unknown NCT NCT03605147
The Effect of Calcium β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (CaHMB) Supplementation in Sarcopenia in Liver Cirrhosis
Not yet reported Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital 120 participants Est. completion 2019-07 1 siteOther conditions: Sarcopenia, Cirrhosis, LiverView official trial listing → -
Status unknown NCT NCT03679273
Nutritional Supplement on Wound Healing in Diabetic Foot
Not yet reported Chang Gung Memorial Hospital 70 participants Est. completion 2020-05-15 1 siteOther conditions: Diabetic FootView official trial listing → -
Status unknown NCT NCT03692507
Effects of Nutritional Preconditioning on the Patient's Outcomes After Surgery
Not yet reported University of California, San Francisco 20 participants Est. completion 2022-12-30 1 siteOther conditions: Major Abdominal/GI SurgeryView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT03792711
The Effects of the Oral Nutritional Supplement With β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate in Lean Body Mass Among Taiwan Elderly
Not yet reported National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University 70 participants Est. completion 2020-12-30 1 siteOther conditions: Frail Elderly Syndrome, Nutrition Disorders in Old Age, Muscle LossView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT03827499
HMB Supplementation in Addition to Multicomponent Exercise in Old Adults
Not yet reported Universidad de Murcia 104 participants Est. completion 2023-04-30 1 siteOther conditions: Aging, Frail Elderly Syndrome, Physical ActivityView official trial listing → -
Status unknown NCT NCT03848741
Independent and Combined Effects of Resistance Exercise Training and β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate Plus Vitamin D
Not yet reported University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 48 participants Est. completion 2021-04 1 siteOther conditions: Aging, Skeletal MuscleView official trial listing → -
Status unknown NCT NCT04001907
Effect of Exercise With and Without HMB on Body Composition and Muscle Strength in Sickle Cell Anaemia
Not yet reported The University of The West Indies 24 participants Est. completion 2019-11-15Other conditions: Sickle Cell AnemiaView official trial listing → -
Status unknown NCT NCT04549610
HMB and Exercise-induced Muscle Damage
Not yet reported, Not yet reported Poznan University of Physical Education 30 participants Est. completion 2025-01-01 1 siteOther conditions: Supplementation, Sport, Sports Nutrition, Muscle Damage, RecoveryView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT04859400
Influence of a Home-based Nutrition and Exercise Program on Quality of Life of Palliative Cancer Outpatients
Not yet reported Kantonsspital Winterthur KSW 72 participants Est. completion 2024-11-06 3 sitesOther conditions: Cancer, Gastrointestinal, Cancer, Lung, MalnutritionView official trial listing → -
Status unknown NCT NCT04953936
β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate-enriched Nutritional Supplements for Obesity Adults
Not yet reported West China Hospital 72 participants Est. completion 2021-12-31 1 siteOther conditions: ObesityView official trial listing → -
Status unknown NCT NCT05384951
HMB Cerebral Palsy Pilot Study
Not yet reported Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare 7 participants Est. completion 2024-05-31 1 siteOther conditions: Cerebral PalsyView official trial listing → -
Status unknown NCT NCT05435534
Effect of a Multicomponent Intervention on Functional Capacity After Hip Fracture
Not yet reported Fundacion Miguel Servet 174 participants Est. completion 2024-05 1 siteOther conditions: Hip Fractures, Osteoporosis, Fall, Frailty Syndrome, RehabilitationView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT05525039
RCT of Combination Effect of Vibration Treatment and HMB Supplementation on Myosteatosis and NMJ Degeneration
Not yet reported Chinese University of Hong Kong 200 participants Est. completion 2026-05-04 3 sitesOther conditions: Sarcopenia, Connective Tissue Diseases in Old Age, Musculoskeletal AbnormalitiesView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT05767112
Pharmacokinetic Profile of the Calcium-salt and Free Acid Forms of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate in Humans
Not yet reported University of Sao Paulo 16 participants Est. completion 2021-12-20 1 siteOther conditions: HealthyView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT05951439
Effect of Creatine+HMB Supplementation in Physically Active Older Adults
Not yet reported Universidad de Burgos 30 participants Est. completion 2025-02-22 1 siteOther conditions: Aging, Sarcopenia, Nutrition, HealthyView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT06287502
Efficacy of Structured Exercise-Nutritional Intervention on Sarcopenia in Patients With Osteoporosis
Not yet reported Kowloon Hospital, Hong Kong 13 participants Est. completion 2024-06-30 1 siteOther conditions: Sarcopenia, OsteoporosisView official trial listing → -
Status unknown NCT NCT06429410
Effects of Milk Powder Intervention on Body Composition and Physical Performance in Middle-aged and Older Adults
Not yet reported Huilian Zhu 200 participants Est. completion 2026-07Other conditions: HealthyView official trial listing → -
Not yet recruiting NCT NCT07142941
Exercise and/or HMB in Older Diabetes With Low Muscle Mass
Not yet reported Wu Shangling 120 participants Est. completion 2027-12-31Other conditions: Diabetes, Low Muscle MassView official trial listing → -
Active, not recruiting NCT NCT07275996
Neuromuscular and Multi-Omics Synergy of Combined Creatine × HMB Supplementation Plus Exercise to Improve Muscle Function in Sarcopenic Frailty
Not yet reported Universidad de Burgos 50 participants Est. completion 2027-05-30 1 siteOther conditions: Frailty, Sarcopenia, Aging, Malnutrition ElderlyView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT07343999
EFICAC-TTR Trial: Exercise and Nutritional Supplementation in Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis
Not yet reported Universidad de Burgos 47 participants Est. completion 2026-09-10 3 sitesOther conditions: Transthyretin Cardiac AmyloidosisView official trial listing → -
Not yet recruiting NCT NCT07589764
Pilot Trial Utilizing β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate to Lower IGFBP7 Levels in People With ALS
Not yet reported Duke University 100 participants Est. completion 2027-10-01 2 sitesOther conditions: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ALSView official trial listing → -
Not yet recruiting NCT NCT07722806
A Nutrition and Exercise Program With Olanzapine Compared to Olanzapine Alone: A Trial in Patients With Advanced Tumors
Not yet reported Kantonsspital Winterthur KSW 130 participants Est. completion 2028-12 1 siteOther conditions: Cancer, Advanced Solid Tumors, MalnutritionView official trial listing → -
Not yet recruiting NCT NCT07731048
High-Protein Diet and HMB Supplementation in Patients With Heart Failure
Not yet reported Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre 84 participants Est. completion 2027-11-30 1 siteHeart failureView official trial listing → -
Not yet recruiting NCT NCT07780006
Efficacy of Oral Nutritional Supplement in Femoral Neck Fracture Patients Undergoing Hip Arthroplasty
Not yet reported Thammasat University 60 participants Est. completion 2027-12 1 siteOther conditions: Femoral Neck Fractures, Geriatric Hip Fracture, Hip Fracture, Post Surgery Recovery, Muscle ResilienceView official trial listing → -
Not yet recruiting NCT NCT07905755
Effect of HMB Supplementation and Vivifrail Exercise on Body Composition, Handgrip Strength and Physical Performance in Women Over 60 Years of Age
Not yet reported Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo 44 participants Est. completion 2027-04 1 siteOther conditions: Aging, Muscle Strength, Physical Functional Performance, Body CompositionView official trial listing →
Efficacy history
Not yet reported.
Safety
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Also known as: β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate, β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB)
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