Supplemental Selenium and Vitamin E and Pulmonary Function

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

2,920

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 31, 2003

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2010

Study Completion Date

August 31, 2010

Conditions
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseLung DiseasesLung Diseases, Obstructive
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Vitamin E

vitamin E (400 IU/day all rac-α-tocopheryl acetate)

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Selenium

selenium (200 μg/d L-selenomethionine)

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Vitamin E placebo

placebo

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Selenium placebo

placebo

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

NIH

lead

Cornell University

OTHER