Clinical Trial Studying the Effects of Spironolactone on Heart and Skeletal Muscle Function in Chronic Alcoholics
Status:
Suspended
Trial end date:
2011-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Chronic alcoholics suffer from weak skeletal and cardiac muscle. The investigators have
discovered a beneficial effect of spironolactone-treatment in that regard. Therefore, a
double blind placebo controlled study is conducted, to examine the effects of spironolactone
on cardiac and skeletal muscle-function in chronic alcoholics.