A clinical trial to study the effect of n-acetylcysteine on endothelial dysfunction,oxidative stress and carotid artery intimal thickness in chronic dialysis patients.
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2010/091/000090
- Lead Sponsor
- il
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
1.Stable CAPD/CCPD patients of either gender on therapy for a minimum period of three months
2. Age between 18 yrs to 60 yrs
Exclusion Criteria
1.Smokers
2.Recent episode of peritonitis (within 6 weeks of study)
3.Should not be on antioxidants in 2 months before the study enrolment
4.Presence of malignancy, autoimmune disease or chronic liver disease, active infection
5.Known hypersensitivity to NAC/GTN
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method