Glutathione and Its Precursors in HIV-Infected Patients

NCT00910442 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2009-05-29

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Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the responses of the serum amyloid A (SAA) pathway to dietary supplements of glutamine (Gln) and cysteine (Cys) together with methionine (Met)-overloading in HIV+ patients comparatively to healthy controls.

Conditions

  • HIV Infection

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Glutathione precursors

HIV+ patients were assigned to 7 day diets containing either NAC or Gln

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

    collaborator OTHER_GOV
  • UPECLIN HC FM Botucatu Unesp

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Roberto C Burini, PhD · UNESP Medical School

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-02-28
Primary Completion
2007-02-28
Completion
2009-02-28

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