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Phase 2 N=27 Randomized Quadruple-blind Treatment

The Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Aspirin Resistance

Increased Drug Resistance

Enrolled (actual)
27
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jun 2012
Primary outcome: Primary: the Difference Between the Time to Clot Formation in Seconds at Baseline and After Each Treatment — 0.0; 10.9; -6.5; 30.5 seconds — p=0.00

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Interventions
Aspirin (Drug); Lovaza (Drug); Both Aspirin and Lovaza (Drug); Placebo (Other)
Age
Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
University of Rochester
Primary completion
Jan 2009

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
the Difference Between the Time to Clot Formation in Seconds at Baseline and After Each Treatment
0.0; 10.9; -6.5; 30.5 0.00 sig

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if omega-3 fatty acids enhance the antiplatelet effects of aspirin.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Willing to participate by providing informed consent and committing to complete the study. This includes adhering to the study diet.
  • No chronic disease by history and based on a complete blood count and comprehensive metabolic profile.
  • Commitment to not taking aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications, and to limit fish intake to ≤2 meals during the 7 days prior to each CRC study period. They will also need to abstain from taking a list of over-the-counter medications that include aspirin. For the duration of the study, they will also be asked to abstain from taking fish and flax seed oil supplements.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Reports the presence of chronic disease (e.g. cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, neurodegenerative, neoplastic, metabolic {diabetes}, hypertension).
  • Reports taking a systemic medication chronically.
  • History of serious adverse reaction or allergy to aspirin or fish oil.
  • Baseline platelet count 500 000, hematocrit 20 000.
  • Any abnormality from a screening CBC and complete blood count that suggests acute or chronic disease.
  • Nicotine user.
  • History of alcohol abuse
  • Pregnancy by history or urine/serum pregnancy test
  • History of intestinal malabsorption syndrome including gastric bypass surgery
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00771914). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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