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Doconexent

Generic Name
Doconexent
Brand Names
Animi-3 With Vitamin D, Citranatal Harmony
Drug Type
Small Molecule
Chemical Formula
C22H32O2
CAS Number
6217-54-5
Unique Ingredient Identifier
ZAD9OKH9JC
Background

A mixture of fish oil and primrose oil, doconexent is used as a high-docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplement. DHA is a 22 carbon chain with 6 cis double bonds with anti-inflammatory effects. It can be biosythesized from alpha-linolenic acid or commercially manufactured from microalgae. It is an omega-3 fatty acid and primary structural component of the human brain, cerebral cortex, skin, and retina thus plays an important role in their development and function. The amino-phospholipid DHA is found at a high concentration across several brain subcellular fractions, including nerve terminals, microsomes, synaptic vesicles, and synaptosomal plasma membranes .

Indication

Used as a high-docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) oral supplement.

Associated Conditions
Fredrickson classification type IV Hyperlipidemia, Fredrickson type IIb hyperlipidemia, Type III hyperlipidaemia
Associated Therapies
Nutritional supplementation

Differential Thrombogenesis by EPA and DHA Mediated by HDL

Early Phase 1
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Interventions
First Posted Date
2024-07-10
Last Posted Date
2024-12-17
Lead Sponsor
The Miriam Hospital
Target Recruit Count
80
Registration Number
NCT06494488

Docosahexaenoic Acid on Breath Holding Spells in Children

Phase 3
Recruiting
Conditions
Breath Holding Attack
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
First Posted Date
2019-05-29
Last Posted Date
2019-05-29
Lead Sponsor
Sherief Abd-Elsalam
Target Recruit Count
60
Registration Number
NCT03965988
Locations
🇪🇬

Sherief Abd-Elsalam, Tanta, Egypt

DHA Brain Delivery Trial

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Brain DHA Delivery and Alzheimer's Disease Risk
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
First Posted Date
2018-08-03
Last Posted Date
2024-06-07
Lead Sponsor
University of Southern California
Target Recruit Count
365
Registration Number
NCT03613844
Locations
🇺🇸

USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, United States

Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) Supplementation in Amblyopia

Phase 1
Withdrawn
Conditions
Amblyopia
Interventions
Drug: Placebo Oral Tablet
First Posted Date
2018-01-18
Last Posted Date
2024-02-09
Lead Sponsor
Johns Hopkins University
Registration Number
NCT03402789
Locations
🇺🇸

Johns Hopkins Hospital, Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Dose-Finding Study of SC411 in Children With Sickle Cell Disease

Phase 2
Conditions
Sickle Cell Disease
Interventions
First Posted Date
2016-11-25
Last Posted Date
2019-01-31
Lead Sponsor
Micelle BioPharma Inc
Target Recruit Count
68
Registration Number
NCT02973360
Locations
🇺🇸

University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States

🇺🇸

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

🇺🇸

Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

and more 8 locations

Study of Docosahexanoic Acid in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis (CF)

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Cystic Fibrosis
Interventions
First Posted Date
2016-02-24
Last Posted Date
2019-05-28
Lead Sponsor
Hospices Civils de Lyon
Target Recruit Count
10
Registration Number
NCT02690857

P. Falciparum Resistance to Artemisinin in Vietnam

Phase 4
Conditions
Drug Resistant Malaria Due to Plasmodium Falciparum
Interventions
First Posted Date
2015-11-16
Last Posted Date
2015-12-21
Lead Sponsor
National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology, Vietnam
Target Recruit Count
120
Registration Number
NCT02604966
Locations
🇻🇳

Chu R Cam commune, Pleiku, Gialai, Vietnam

A Sickle CEll Disease ComplicatioN Trial

Phase 3
Conditions
Sickle Cell Disease
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
First Posted Date
2015-11-13
Last Posted Date
2019-02-01
Lead Sponsor
Micelle BioPharma Inc
Target Recruit Count
210
Registration Number
NCT02604368

Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) To Prevent Development of Cognitive Dysfunction Due to Chemotherapy

Early Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Cognitive Dysfunction
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
First Posted Date
2015-08-07
Last Posted Date
2022-01-24
Lead Sponsor
Carol Fabian, MD
Target Recruit Count
24
Registration Number
NCT02517502
Locations
🇺🇸

Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Illinois, United States

🇺🇸

University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Kansas University DHA Outcome Study (KUDOS) Follow-Up

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Pregnancy
Interventions
Drug: Placebo Capsule
First Posted Date
2015-07-01
Last Posted Date
2018-02-07
Lead Sponsor
Susan Carlson, PhD
Target Recruit Count
190
Registration Number
NCT02487771
Locations
🇺🇸

University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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