Curcumin to Prevent Complications After Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2016-08-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this program of research is to determine whether curcumin, a natural health
product, can prevent acute kidney injury and other complications after elective AAA repair.
If proven safe and effective, curcumin is an inexpensive intervention which can be readily
applied to almost 50,000 AAA repairs performed worldwide each year. New knowledge about this
intervention may also guide its use in other surgical and medical settings to prevent
complications to the kidneys, heart and other organs.