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Antioxidant Supplementation in Trauma Patients

Phase 3
Terminated
Conditions
Multiple Trauma
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: powdered antioxidant
Dietary Supplement: powdered cornstarch placebo
Registration Number
NCT00613392
Lead Sponsor
Boston Medical Center
Brief Summary

Administration of antioxidants to trauma patients will improve measures of oxidant stress in the blood

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
18
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adult non pregnant non lactating trauma patient
Exclusion Criteria
  • GCS <6
  • Renal dysfunction (cre > 2.5 mg/dl)
  • Hepatic dysfunction ( TBili > 3.0 mg/dl)
  • Expected survival < 48 hours
  • Burns over > 20% body surface area
  • Immune-deficiency syndromes
  • Steroid use

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1powdered antioxidant-
2powdered cornstarch placebo-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
measures of malondialdehyde level/total antioxidant status and F2 isoprostane7 days
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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