The Role of Ribose in Patients Diagnosed With Fibromyalgia

NCT00566514 · Status: SUSPENDED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2008-03-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purose of this research study is to determine the potential benefit of D-ribose, a nutritional supplement (a sugar), versus a placebo (another sugar) in people with fibromyalgia.

Conditions

  • Fibromyalgia

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

D-ribose

5 grams administered orally TID

OTHER

dextrose

5 grams orally TID

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bioenergy Life Science, Inc.

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Jacob Teitelbaum, MD · The Annapolis Center for Effective CFS/Fibromyalgia Therapies

  • Kent Holtorf, MD · Hormone and Longevity Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
78 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-07-31
Primary Completion
2008-07-31
Completion
2008-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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