drugset / Trial / NCT01590303
Outcome Following Vitamin C Administration in Sepsis
Phase 2
Unknown
20 enrolled
London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment
Summary
This study is designed to determine if Vitamin C administration to septic patients will result in an improvement in organ dysfunction which occurs during a septic illness. Hypothesis: 1. Vitamin C in sepsis will reduce the injury to organs 2. Vitamin C will reduce the length of time on a ventilator, length of stay in the intensive care unit and in hospital.
Timeline
- Start
- 2012-05
- Primary completion
- 2013-06
- Completion
- 2013-09
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Vitamin C | Other / unclassified | 1 g | Intravenous |