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Treatment of Bronchial Asthma With Borage and Echium Seed Oils

NCT00806442 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 43

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Summary

The aim of this trial is to determine the efficacy of a combination of two botanicals oils, borage seed oil and echium seed oil, as a potential treatment for bronchial asthma.

Conditions

  • Bronchial Asthma

Interventions

DRUG

Borage Seed Oil and Echium Seed Oil

2 g/day of borage seed oil and 7 g/day of echium seed oil to provide 1.6 g/day of GLA and 0.9 g/day of SDA.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Corn Oil

9 g/day of corn oil

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Elliot Israel, MD · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-12-31
Primary Completion
2012-04-30
Completion
2012-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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