Examination of Zinc, S-adenosylmethionine, and Combination Therapy Versus Placebo in Alcoholics
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Official title
Alcohol Abuse, Oxidative Stress, and Zinc Deficiency in Lung Disease
Brief summary
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This is a randomized, placebo controlled trial of dietary zinc and S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe) in otherwise healthy alcoholic US Veterans. The primary goal is to determine if either dietary zinc or S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe) can augment lung immune defenses in alcoholics and thereby decrease the risk of lung injury and infection.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01899521
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 113 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Bronchoscopy Procedure
- Zinc sulfate 220 mg once daily Dietary Supplement
- S-adenosylmethionine 400 mg twice daily Dietary Supplement
Procedure · Dietary Supplement
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 60 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Apr 30, 2013
- Primary completion
- Jul 30, 2017
- Completion
- Jul 30, 2017
- Last update posted
- Sep 18, 2024
2013 – 2017
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, GA | Decatur | Georgia | 30033 | — |
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- Last update posted Sep 18, 2024 · Synced Sep 5, 2026
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