NCT00393848View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Effectiveness of Two Types of Treatment in Restoring Muscle After Hip or Knee Surgery

PHASE2CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

40

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 31, 2006

Primary Completion Date

October 31, 2012

Study Completion Date

October 31, 2012

Conditions
Hip FractureOsteoarthritisFemur Head Necrosis
Interventions
DRUG

Essential amino acid supplement

15g of essential amino acid in capsule form three times daily during hospitalization, continued through 6 weeks after discharge.

DRUG

Ketoconazole

200mg ketoconazole twice daily; started night before surgery and continued through hospitalization.

DRUG

Placebo

Placebo for Ketoconazole

Trial Locations (1)

72205

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

NIH

lead

University of Arkansas

OTHER

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