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Vitamin C for Prophylaxis of Post-operative Atrial Fibrillation in On-pump Cardiac Surgery Procedures

NCT01107730 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 33

Last updated 2015-10-19

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether vitamin C is effective in the prophylaxis of post-operative atrial fibrillation in on-pump cardiac surgery

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Vitamin C

VitC intravenously (2g/day \[500mgX4\] for 2 days prior to surgery, and postoperatively for 4 days

DRUG

L-Carnitine

L-Carnitine intravenously (2 gr/day \[1grX2\] for 2 days prior to surgery, and postoperatively for 4 days

DRUG

Placebo

Placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Attikon Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ioannis Toumpoulis, MD · University of Athens Medical School, Attikon Hospital, Cardiology Department

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-04-30
Primary Completion
2015-04-30
Completion
2015-04-30

Countries

  • Greece

Study Locations

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