Arginine Supplementation to Improve Cardiovascular and Endothelial Function After NSAID Treatment

NCT04765644 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

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Summary

A single centre, placebo controlled, blinded (participant, investigator, outcome assessor) trial to evaluate the effects of COX-2 inhibition with celecoxib on endothelial function in healthy male volunteers.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

DRUG

Celecoxib

Two 200 mg capsules per day (400 mg/day) for 7 days

OTHER

Placebo

2 capsules/day for 7 days

OTHER

L-arginine + placebo

L-arginine = Five capsules of 2 mg per day (10 mg/day) for 7 days Placebo = 2 capsules/day for 7 days

OTHER

L-arginine + celecoxib

L-arginine = Five capsules of 2 mg per day (10 mg/day) Celecoxib = Two 200 mg capsules per day (400 mg/day) for 7 days

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Imperial College London

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jane Mitchell, Professor · Imperial College London

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-06-10
Primary Completion
2022-01-24
Completion
2022-01-24

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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