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Participants
Start Date
August 31, 2011
Primary Completion Date
July 31, 2012
Study Completion Date
July 31, 2012
recombinant human erythropoietin
rHuEpo (5000 IU)is administered using a small syringe under the skin every other day for the first 2 weeks, on 3 consecutive days during week 3, and once a week from week 4-10.
Training
For ten weeks participants will receive supervised endurance training on a bike three times a week. Physical effect will be examined with VO2-max tests before during and after the training period.
Placebo
placebo (saline) is administered using a small syringe under the skin every other day for the first 2 weeks, on 3 consecutive days during week 3, and once a week from week 4-12.
Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus
Department of Endocrinology, Research Laboratories, Aarhus
University of Aarhus
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