Status:
COMPLETED
Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Lead Sponsor:
Durham VA Medical Center
Conditions:
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
An increasing literature shows that omega-3 fatty acids provide numerous health benefits, including a variety of psychiatric symptoms and disorders including stress, anxiety, cognitive impairment, moo...
Detailed Description
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Veterans 18-65 years of age, any ethnic group, either sex.
- Ability to participate fully in the informed consent process.
- Current diagnosis of PTSD .
- No anticipated need to alter medications for the 10-week duration of the study.
Exclusion
- Serious unstable medical illness, history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) with loss of consciousness greater than 30 minutes, or history of cerebrovascular accident, prostate or breast cancer.
- Current active suicidal and/or homicidal ideation, intent or plan.
- Use of aspirin, warfarin or other anticoagulant therapy, as omega-3 fatty acids may increase bleeding time. Other concomitant medications for medical conditions will be addressed on a case-by-case base and determined if exclusionary.
- Regular use of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation within the last 3 months (cod liver oil, other fish oil, flaxseed).
- Regular consumption of more than one serving of fatty fish per week.
- Substance dependence within the last 4 weeks (other than nicotine dependence).
- Current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) diagnosis of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder, or cognitive disorder due to a general medical condition other than TBI.
- Female patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding.
- Known allergy to study medication.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 22 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 15 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
18 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00644423
Start Date
September 22 2008
End Date
July 15 2010
Last Update
August 20 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Durham VA Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705