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NCT Number: NCT00950976

Dose-response Enteral Citrulline for Normal Healthy Volunteers and Surgery Patients

To determine the level of citrulline to produce a given amount of arginine in healthy volunteers and surgical patients. Arginine-related amino acids are expected to increase as a result of increased substrate provided by citrulline.

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Key information

Conditions

Nutritional Deficiency Malnutrition Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • adults, male & female, non-pregnant
  • BMI 18.5-29.9

Exclusion criteria

  • cancer
  • HIV positive

Treatment and study plan

citrulline

Other

TID for 5 days

lemonade

Other

TID for 5 days

Primary outcomes

  1. Plasma amino acid levels

    Time frame: 8 hours

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Clinical Trial of Enteral Citrulline in Volunteers With Surgical Repair of Ventral Hernias

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Aug 3, 2009
Registry last updated
Apr 25, 2012

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