Beetroot juice to prevent kidney damage from contrast dye
Part of Heart & circulation, Kidney & urinary clinical trials.
This trial tests if drinking beetroot juice can help protect your kidneys from damage caused by the dye used during heart procedures. It is for people hospitalized with a certain type of heart attack who are at moderate to high risk of kidney problems.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are hospitalized with a heart attack that does not show specific changes on an EKG and your doctor plans a procedure using contrast dye.
- You have a moderate or high risk of kidney damage from contrast dye, based on a special score (Mehran score of 6 or higher).
- You are 18 years or older and able to give consent.
- You can eat and drink by mouth and are not allergic to beets.
- You are not pregnant, not on dialysis, and do not have a serious illness that limits your life expectancy to less than a year.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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