Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00196885
Effect of an Antioxidant on Cancer-Cachectic Patients Undergoing Exercise Training
Effect of N-Acetylcysteine on Skeletal Muscle in Cachectic Cancer Patients Undergoing a Resistance Training Program (Phase 2 Study)
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (planned)
- Sponsor
- German Cancer Research Center · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 20 Years – 80 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The purpose of the study is to tests the hypothesis, that N-acetylcysteine (a thiol-antioxidant)improves the exercise training effect on cancer patients that experience weight loss (cachexia) as assessed by muscle mass and function as well as histomorphology.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | N-acetylcysteine |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2003-12-01
- Completion
- 2006-12-01
- First posted
- 2005-09-20
- Last updated
- 2008-06-20
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Germany
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00196885. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.