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The investigators aim at comparing the efficacy of a 2 weeks supplementation by L-citrulline or beetroot juice to L-citrulline placebo or denitrated beetroot juice respectively on Raynaud's phenomenon severity. Raynaud's phenomenon severity will be assessed through the Raynaud Condition Score, daily frequency of attacks or cumulative attack duration (expressed as min) daily collected by patients in a diary. Each Volunteer will choose his own main outcome among these 3 criteria.


Clinical Trial Description

Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) is a clinical condition that follows an exaggerated vasoconstriction of extremities in response to a cold or emotional stress. Microvascular dysfunction and alteration of the endothelial NO-dependent vasodilatation pathway through NO synthases (NOS) represents one of the main mechanisms. A pharmacological treatment in RP is proposed to patients when conservative measures are not efficient enough to control the symptoms: calcium channel blockers remains the first line, phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors as a second line treatment, while intravenous iloprost remains restricted to patients with digital ischaemia. Vasodilator therapies are commonly associated with side effects due to the non-specific systemic vasodilation that often result in permanent discontinuation. Many patients prefer complementary and alternative therapies, but none has proven its efficacy. Therefore, there is still room for improvement in the treatment of RP, and research is needed in this area. ;


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NCT number NCT03749577
Study type Interventional
Source University Hospital, Grenoble
Contact Charles Khouri
Phone +33 4 76 76 92 60
Email ckhouri@chu-grenoble.fr
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date October 1, 2020
Completion date June 30, 2022

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