Status:

COMPLETED

Arginine Supplementation to Improve Cardiovascular and Endothelial Function After NSAID Treatment

Lead Sponsor:

Imperial College London

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

MALE

18-40 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

A single centre, placebo controlled, blinded (participant, investigator, outcome assessor) trial to evaluate the effects of COX-2 inhibition with celecoxib on endothelial function in healthy male volu...

Detailed Description

Primary Objective: To perform a systemic analysis of how COX-2 inhibition by celecoxib affects vascular function and 'omic biomarkers including those associated with the COX-2/prostacyclin/ADMA axis i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • No abnormal findings on medical history, screening physical examination, hematology, biochemistry, urinalysis (including specific gravity), and vital signs (sitting blood pressure, sitting pulse rate, sitting respiratory rate and body temperature) within 2 weeks of commencement of the study.
  • Normal fasting lipid profile
  • Non-smoking
  • Clear venous access in upper limbs
  • BMI: 18-30
  • No history or signs of drug abuse
  • No other medication 4 weeks before or during the study
  • Informed written consent

Exclusion

  • Any history of allergy to NSAIDS or arginine
  • Significant medical conditions
  • Pulse rate \<50 bpm
  • Sitting systolic blood pressure \<80 or \>160 mmHg
  • Sitting diastolic pressure \<60 or \>100 mmHg
  • Baseline endothelial dysfunction (as defined by EndoPAT; LnRHI \<0.51)
  • Participation in other clinical study 8 weeks before or during the study
  • Donation of blood 8 weeks before or during the study
  • Those on medication that cannot be discontinued

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 10 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 24 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

44 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04765644

Start Date

June 10 2021

End Date

January 24 2022

Last Update

October 28 2024

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Imperial College Clinical Research Facility

London, United Kingdom, w12 0HS