173
Participants
Start Date
June 30, 1998
Primary Completion Date
November 30, 2006
Study Completion Date
November 30, 2006
N-acetylcysteine (NAC)
Infusion of 5% dextrose with N-acetylcysteine with an initial loading dose of 150 mg/kg/h of NAC over 1 hour, followed by 12.5 mg/kg/h for 4 hours, then continuous infusions of 6.25 mg/kg/h for the remaining 67 hours.
Placebo
Infusion of 5% dextrose
Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY, New York
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia
Duke University Medical Center, Durham
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville
University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor
Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago
Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale
University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco
University of California Davis, Sacramento
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
University of California San Diego, San Diego
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha
New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
OTHER
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
NIH