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The Effects of Epinephrine in Endotoxemia in Normal Volunteers

NCT00753402

Phase 1 Completed 37 enrolled Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blind

Summary

Epinephrine (adrenaline) is a substance produced by the body (in the adrenal gland) in response to stress such as infection or injury. Endotoxin is a man- made substance, which causes the body to "mimic" sickness (fever, chills, and achiness) for a few hours. This study is designed to give epinephrine before and/or after endotoxin to determine if this medication can prevent or relieve any of the symptoms caused by endotoxin.

Timeline

Start
2012-02
Primary completion
2012-02
Completion
2012-02

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Comparator Epinephrine Other / unclassified 30 ug/kg Intravenous
Comparator Lipopolysaccharide Other / unclassified 2 ng Intravenous