Clinical Trial: Effects of L-arginine and Liposomial Vitamin C on Severe Copd Patients Undergoing Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Effects of the Association of L-arginine and Liposomal Vitamin C on Fatigue in COPD Patients With Chronic Respiratory Failure After Rehabilitation Intervention
Brief Summary:
The hypothesis that is being tested is that the supplementation of L-arginine plus Vitamin C to multidisciplinary pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in patients with a previous diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic respiratory failure can have a favorable influence on fatigue and on clinical indicators related to endothelial function, potentially mitigating the cardiovascular (CV) disease burden in this clinical context.
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