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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2006-001125-26-GB
EUCTR2006-001125-26-GB
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1

A randomised controlled trial of oral l-arginine supplementation on platelet and endothelial function and walking distance in patients with peripheral arterial disease - L-ARGININE IN PAD

niversity of Aberdeen0 sites56 target enrollmentStarted: July 23, 2006Last updated:

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Status
Active, not recruiting
Sponsor
niversity of Aberdeen
Enrollment
56

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • All patients must be able to give informed consent, have an ABPI\<0\.8 and be on a statin and aspirin. If patients are not on these medications they will be commenced and enrolled 6 weeks later. We wish to determine the adjuvant effects of L\-arginine in patients with PAD on what is considered to be routine medical therapy. All patients in this study will attend our nurse led claudication clinic and strict attention will be paid to secondary risk factor prevention as per our local guidelines.
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range:
  • F.1\.2 Adults (18\-64 years) yes
  • F.1\.2\.1 Number of subjects for this age range
  • F.1\.3 Elderly (\>\=65 years) yes
  • F.1\.3\.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients with rest pain or ulceration, liver impairment or abnormal platelet count or diabetes and those on clopidogrel, warfarin or non\-steroidal anti\-inflammatory drugs other than aspirin.

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity of Aberdeen

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