Glutathione and Health With Post-Polio Syndrome
Glutathione and Health With Post-Polio Syndrome
In this study, people who have symptoms of post polio will take oral glutathione supplements
 for three months. Their levels of fatigue, physical activity and sleep efficiency will be
 assessed.
Subjects will take a glutathione supplement by mouth for three months after an initial
 medical visit, blood draw and physical exam. There are four timepoints during the three
 months when subjects will fill out surveys and record food intake and sleep times in diaries
 for seven days. They will also wear a small device for seven days, a Sensewear monitor that
 records physical activity, body temperature and other measures.

 After the fourth timepoint they will return to the medical center for another physical exam
 and blood draw. Physicians trained in physical medicine and rehabilitation will be monitoring
 the study.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Ability to walk 100 feet with usual assistive devices (ex. cane or walker)

 -  Having a function score of 18-32 when tested with the IPPS (Index of Post- Polio
 Sequelae). This will include people with post-polio symptoms in a very specific range
 of severity.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Having another serious medical condition (cancer, multiple sclerosis, etc.)or
 inflammatory disease (ie., lupus)

 -  Currently taking glutathione or other antioxidants