Effect of an Antioxidant on Cancer-Cachectic Patients Undergoing Exercise Training
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2006-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of the study is to tests the hypothesis, that N-acetylcysteine (a
thiol-antioxidant)improves the exercise training effect on cancer patients that experience
weight loss (cachexia) as assessed by muscle mass and function as well as histomorphology.