NCT00821067

The Effect of Oral D-Ribose in "Baby Boomers" With Fatigue. A Randomized, Double-Blind Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Bioenergy Life Science, Inc. · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

D-ribose, a natural occurring pentose carbohydrate, has repeatedly shown to enhance high-energy phosphates and improve function following ischemia, states of congestive heart failure, and recently in subjects with lung disease. An initial preliminary, open label pilot study demonstrated a positive benefit of D-ribose in "Baby-Boomer" subjects aged 50 to 65 years old complaining of persistent fatigue. The objective of this study will build on the previously collected data to evaluate oral D-ribose vs. dextrose (administered as a supplement) in relatively healthy, yet fatigued subjects with a goal of improving their state of fatigue.

Conditions

• Fatigue

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	D-ribose	A 6 gm/day (3 gm/bid) dose of D-ribose in water. Each subject will consume oral D-ribose, dissolved in 8 fl. oz of water (1 serving) twice daily, for 2 weeks.
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Dextrose	A 6 gm/day (3 gm/bid) dose of dextrose in water. Each subject will consume oral dextrose, dissolved in 8 fl. oz of water (1 serving) twice daily, for 2 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-01-01
• Primary completion: 2009-03-01
• Completion: 2009-05-01
• First posted: 2009-01-13
• Last updated: 2009-12-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States