Omega-3 Fatty Acid Deficiency Replacement in Early Schizophrenia

NCT ID: NCT00585390

Last Updated: 2011-08-02

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-01-31

Study Completion Date

2009-11-30

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Schizophrenia Fatty Acid Deficiency

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Essential omega-3 fatty acid replacement

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

* Essential omega-3 fatty acid replacement therapy with Eicosapentaenoic acid at 3.2 grams
* Docosahexaenoic acid fish oil concentrate at 1.6 grams

EPA fish oil concentrate; DHA fish oil concentrate

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

3.2 grams for EPA 1.6 grams for DHA

Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Olive oil placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Olive oil capsules, 8 capsules per day

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Olive oil capsule

Interventions

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids

* Essential omega-3 fatty acid replacement therapy with Eicosapentaenoic acid at 3.2 grams
* Docosahexaenoic acid fish oil concentrate at 1.6 grams

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Olive oil placebo

Olive oil capsules, 8 capsules per day

Intervention Type OTHER

EPA fish oil concentrate; DHA fish oil concentrate

3.2 grams for EPA 1.6 grams for DHA

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Olive oil capsule

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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EPA DHA Olive oil Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) Olive oil

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 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.

Exclusion Criteria

* 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.
Minimum Eligible Age

8 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Cincinnati

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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University of Cincinnati

Principal Investigators

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Neil Richtand, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Unversity of Cincinnati

Locations

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University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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Richtand #1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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