medium chain triglyceride
Small moleculeapproved
Approved
Jul 13, 2016
A medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) is a triglyceride with two or three fatty acids having an aliphatic tail of 6–12 carbon atoms, i.e. a medium-chain fatty acid (MCFA). Rich food sources for commercial extraction of MCTs include palm kernel oil and coconut oil. — Wikipedia
Clinical trial activity
38 trials · 51 clinical orgs · 1 marketing orgs
Phase 1
5
Phase 2
6
Phase 3
3
Phase 4
4
Earliest trial started Nov 1, 2005 (NCT00336908)
Timeline
Indications
Approved for
Studied for
- Alzheimer Disease · Phase 1
- Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders · Phase 4
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures · Phase 2/Phase 3
- Cerebral Palsy · Phase 4
- Constipation · Phase 4
- COVID-19 · Phase 3
- Crohn Disease · Phase 4
- Enteral Nutrition · Phase 4
- Epilepsy · Phase 2
- Fractures, Bone · Phase 2
- Infant, Premature · Phase 2
- Infant, Premature, Diseases · Phase 2
- Infections · Phase 1
- Inflammation · Phase 2/Phase 3
- Kidney Diseases · Phase 1
- MELAS Syndrome · Early Phase 1
- Mitochondrial Diseases · Early Phase 1
- Parkinson Disease · Phase 1
- Seizures · Phase 2
- Sports Medicine · Phase 3
Mechanism of action
- Unspecified targetSupplementation
supplementation
Combination products
smoflipi
with soybean oil, fish oil, olive
Approval history
- approvedJul 13, 2016
Chemistry & pharmacology
- Chirality
- Single Stereoisomer
- Inorganic
- No
- Polymer
- No
- Delivery
- Parenteral
- Availability
- Prescription Only
Oral
No
Parenteral
Yes
Topical
No
Sources
- WikipediaMedium-chain triglyceride ↗
- NCATSC9H2L21V7U ↗
- ChEMBLCHEMBL4298042 ↗
- ChEMBLCHEMBL2108659 ↗
Also known as
- lipidem
- medium chain triglyceride
- medium chain triglycerides
- medium chain triglycerides
- medium-chain triglycerides
- triglycerides, medium-chain
Clinical trials
| NCT ID | Phase | Start date | Sponsor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT07122531 | N/A | Aug 25, 2025 | University of Sherbrooke |
| NCT05705648 | N/A | Oct 1, 2023 | University of Alberta |
| NCT05937789 | N/A | Jul 1, 2023 | National Taiwan University |
| NCT05233917 | N/A | Jun 9, 2023 | Zhejiang University |
| NCT05357859 | N/A | May 3, 2022 | Taipei Medical University |
| NCT04780061 | Phase 3 | Jul 12, 2021 | New Roots Herbal, The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, University of Ottawa, Vitazan Professional |
| NCT04905589 | N/A | Apr 30, 2021 | Nestle, University of Nottingham |
| NCT04584346 | Phase 1 | Jan 21, 2021 | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) |
| NCT04389983 | N/A | May 2, 2019 | University of Alberta |
| NCT03635879 | Phase 1 | Feb 13, 2019 | Cerecin |
| NCT03555019 | N/A | Apr 13, 2018 | Umea University, University of Geneva, University of Oslo |
| NCT03460444 | N/A | Mar 20, 2018 | University of British Columbia |
| NCT03282955 | Phase 4 | Jan 8, 2018 | B. Braun |
| NCT03117322 | Phase 4 | May 1, 2017 | Hospital Civil Juan I. Menchaca, University of Guadalajara |
| NCT03980327 | N/A | Jan 4, 2017 | University of British Columbia |
| NCT03610477 | N/A | Jan 1, 2017 | General Mills Inc., University of Minnesota |
| NCT02825745 | N/A | Jul 1, 2016 | University of London, Vitaflo |
| NCT02803177 | Phase 2 | Jun 1, 2016 | J. W. Goethe University |
| NCT02611102 | N/A | Mar 1, 2016 | United States Army |
| NCT02678390 | N/A | Sep 1, 2015 | University of Sherbrooke |
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Organizations
Research & Development (51)
| Organization | Org type | Trials | As lead sponsor | Phases | Earliest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sherbrooke | Academic/Hospital | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2013 |
| University of Alberta | Academic/Hospital | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2005 |
| B. Braun | For profit | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2006 |
| United States Department of Agriculture | Government | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2012 |
| University of British Columbia | Academic/Hospital | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2017 |
| University of London | Academic/Hospital | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2008 |
| Vitaflo | For profit | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2015 |
| Centre de Salut Mental Infanto-Juvenil, Lleida | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2014 |
| Cerecin | For profit | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Children's National Medical Center | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2014 |
| Clever Instruments S.L. | For profit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2014 |
| Columbia University | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2013 |
| Complexa, Inc. | For profit | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2014 |
| Fondation Vitae | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2015 |
| General Mills Inc. | For profit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2017 |
| Hospital Civil Juan I. Menchaca | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
| Jasper Clinic, Inc. | For profit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2014 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2015 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2012 |
| J. W. Goethe University | Academic/Hospital | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
51 organizations
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