Impact of Ascorbic Acid on Post-Cardiothoracic Surgery Inflammation

Completed · Phase 4 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Cardiac Surgery, Inflammation

In brief

The purpose of this study is to see if ascorbic acid (Vitamin-C) therapy will reduce inflammation following heart surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00519337

Run by

Hartford Hospital

People needed

25

Starts

2008-10-01

Expected to finish

2011-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-01-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Cardiothoracic surgery

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy
• Prior hypersensitivity to ascorbic acid
• Renal Calculi

Where it is running

• Hartford Hosptial — Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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