To see the effect of Folic acid supplementation after kidney transplantation on plasma total homocysteine level and carotid intimal-media thickness
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
60
Folic acid 5 mg/day
Placebo similar to the folic acid tablets, 1/day
plasma level of total homocysteine (tHcy)
Time frame: 6 months
carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT)
Time frame: 6 months
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