74
Participants
Start Date
November 5, 2012
Primary Completion Date
May 1, 2018
Study Completion Date
May 1, 2018
Sodium bicarbonate
Participants will receive 0.5 meq of sodium bicarbonate per 1 kilogram of lean body weight daily. The total amount will be divided into twice daily doses.
Placebo
Participants will receive an identical number of placebo tablets had they been assigned to the intervention. Placebo will be divided into twice daily doses and receive this for six months.
VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT, Salt Lake City
VA Office of Research and Development
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