Status:

SUSPENDED

Parenteral Ascorbic Acid Repletion in TransplantatIon

Lead Sponsor:

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Conditions:

Liver Transplant Failure and Rejection

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

A single-center, randomized, double-blinded placebo-controlled trial is proposed to investigate administration of supraphysiologic doses of ascorbic acid (vitamin C, AA) to patients undergoing liver t...

Detailed Description

HYPOTHESIS: Administration of supraphysiologic doses of parenteral AA in the perioperative period for patients undergoing liver transplantation will improve Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The subject is scheduled to undergo primary deceased donor solidary liver transplantation

Exclusion

  • Non-English speaking
  • Known or believed to be pregnant
  • Subject is a prisoner
  • Impaired decision-making capacity (i.e., current encephalopathy)
  • Known allergy to AA
  • Concurrent organ transplantation (i.e., simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation)
  • Planned veno-venous bypass use in the operating room
  • Prior parenteral or oral AA repletion
  • History of nephrolithiasis or oxaluria
  • Vitamin C supplement use or administration (including HAT therapy) within the last month prior to transplantation
  • Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency
  • Sickle cell anemia
  • Hereditary hemochromatosis
  • Preoperative anuria or creatinine \>2.5mg/dL in patient not on renal replacement therapy
  • Current enrollment in another research study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2026

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 1 2032

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04756063

Start Date

January 1 2026

End Date

January 1 2032

Last Update

October 16 2025

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University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792