Experiment 67573
Worktypes
Compounds isolated
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Empty organism |
| Citation | CASTANO,G: FERREIRO,RM: FERNANDEZ,L: GAMEZ,R: ILLNAIT,J: FERNANDEZ,C:. (2001). A LONG-TERM STUDY OF POLICOSANOL IN THE TREATMENT OF INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION.. 52(2) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | THE STUDY CONSISTED OF A 6-WEEK SINGLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED RUN IN PHASE, FOLLOWED BY A 2-YEAR DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED TREATMENT STEP. FIFTY-SIX PATIENTS WERE RANDOMIZED TO RECEIVE PLACEBO OR POLICOSANOL 10 MG TWICE DAILLY. WALKING DISTANCES ON A TREADMILL WERE ASSESSED BEFORE AND AFTER 6,12,18, AND 24 MONTHS OF TREATMENT. AFTER 6 MONTHS OF THERAPY, POLICOSANOL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED (P<0.01) THE INITIAL CLAUDICATION DISTANCE FROM 1125.9 TO 201.1M AND THE ABSOLUTE CLAUDICATION DISTANCE FROM 219.5M TO 380.7M. |
| Dose amount | 20.0 MG |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Per unit | DAY |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Gender | GIVEN TO BOTH SEXES |