Omega-3 Fatty Acids to Improve Depression and Reduce Cardiovascular Risk Factors

NCT00116857 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 122

Last updated 2012-09-12

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Summary

This study will determine the effects of omega-3 fatty acid (FA) augmentation of sertraline on depression and cardiac endpoints after myocardial infarction (MI).

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Sertraline/omega-3

Sertraline (50 mgs) plus omega-3 (2 grams)

DRUG

Sertraline/Corn Oil

Sertraline (50 mgs) plus corn oil (2 grams) (placebo)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    collaborator NIH
  • Washington University School of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Robert M. Carney, PhD · Washington University School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-02-28
Primary Completion
2009-06-30
Completion
2009-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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