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临床试验/NCT00585390
NCT00585390已完成2 期

Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Trial of Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency Replacement in Early Schizophrenia

University of Cincinnati1 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家开始时间: 2008年1月最近更新:
适应症
干预措施
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试验速览

阶段
2 期
状态
已完成
试验地点
1
主要终点
Determine positive symptom treatment response in omega-3 fatty acid deficient first-episode schizophrenia patients augmented with omega-3 fatty acid supplementation vs. placebo.

研究概览

简要总结

The purpose of this research study is to find out what effects (good and bad) that omega-3 fatty acids has on schizophrenia.

详细描述

The two aims of the study test the hypotheses that correcting omega-3 fatty acid deficiency in the early stages of schizophrenia improves positive symptom treatment response, negative symptom treatment response, and cognition symptom response.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
干预模型
Parallel
主要目的
Treatment
盲法
Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)

入排标准

年龄范围
8 Years 至 25 Years(Child, Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • Between the ages of 8-25 years.
  • Diagnosis of MDD and not exhibited symptom remission CDRS-R (> 28 but < 40) despite being administered a standard therapeutic dose of an SSRI continuously for a minimum of 6 weeks.
  • Ability and willingness to provide assent and informed, written consent from at least one biological parent.
  • Present with biological parent or legal guardian.
  • Willingness to maintain current dietary habits.
  • Permission from treating physician
  • Able to perform fMRI/MRS.

排除标准

  • Inability or unwillingness to provide consent.
  • Antecedent or concurrent serious medical illness.
  • Clinically unstable medical disease, including cardiovascular, hepatic insufficiency, severe renal impairment, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, metabolic, endocrine, obesity or other systemic disease.
  • History of seizures, excluding febrile seizures in childhood.
  • Patients requiring treatment with any drug which might obscure the action of the study treatment.
  • Female patients who are either pregnant or lactating.
  • Clinically significant laboratory abnormalities in the last year on CBC or TSH tests.
  • Judged clinically to be at suicidal risk (defined as having active suicidal ideation, intent or plan, or a serious suicide attempt within the past 6 months, or a baseline CDRS-R suicide score of >3).
  • Hospitalized within the last 3 months
  • Greater than 1 year outside appropriate age/grade level
  • Pacemaker
  • Cerebral aneurysm clip
  • Cochlear implant
  • Metal fragments lodged within the eye or braces
  • Claustrophobia
  • Necessity of sedation (no sedation will be given).
  • History of loss of consciousness > 10 minutes in duration
  • Allergy to seafood.

研究组 & 干预措施

Essential omega-3 fatty acid replacement

Experimental

干预措施: Omega-3 Fatty Acids (Dietary Supplement)

Essential omega-3 fatty acid replacement

Experimental

干预措施: EPA fish oil concentrate; DHA fish oil concentrate (Dietary Supplement)

Placebo

Placebo Comparator

干预措施: Olive oil placebo (Other)

Placebo

Placebo Comparator

干预措施: Placebo (Drug)

结局指标

主要结局

Determine positive symptom treatment response in omega-3 fatty acid deficient first-episode schizophrenia patients augmented with omega-3 fatty acid supplementation vs. placebo.

时间窗: 12 months

次要结局

  • Determine negative and cognitive symptom treatment response in omega-3 fatty acid deficient first-episode schizophrenia patients augmented with omega-3 supplementation vs. placebo.(12 months)

研究者

申办方类型
Other

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