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Effect of an Antioxidant on Cancer-Cachectic Patients Undergoing Exercise Training

NCT00196885 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2008-06-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to tests the hypothesis, that N-acetylcysteine (a thiol-antioxidant)improves the exercise training effect on cancer patients that experience weight loss (cachexia) as assessed by muscle mass and function as well as histomorphology.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

N-acetylcysteine

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Heidelberg University

    collaborator OTHER

  • German Cancer Research Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Wulf Hildebrandt, MD · German Cancer Research Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-12-31
Completion
2006-12-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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Diseases

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