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Folic Acid and Omega -3 Fatty Acid Supplementation in Depressed Older Adults

NCT00480207 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2012-11-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Our specific aim is to determine the impact of folic acid and omega-3 supplementation on the severity of depressive symptoms among depressed adults aged 65 and above.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

folic acid

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

omega-3

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

vit B12

OTHER

folic acid placebo

OTHER

omega-3 placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The S. Daniel Abraham International Center for Health and Nutrition

    collaborator OTHER

  • Prof. RH Belmaker

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Danit R Shahar, RD PhD · Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

  • Alex Palatnik, MD · Beersheva Mental Health Center

  • Larissa German, MD, MMedSc · The S. Daniel Abraham International Center for Health and Nutrition

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-05-31
Primary Completion
2008-10-31
Completion
2008-10-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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Diseases

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