Status:
COMPLETED
Low-Fat Fish Oil Diet for Prostate Cancer Prevention
Lead Sponsor:
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Prostate Cancer
Eligibility:
MALE
40-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Studies on patterns of how many men get prostate cancer in other countries show that environment contributes to the high incidence of prostate cancer in the United States. Epidemiology studies suggest...
Detailed Description
1. To establish and validate intermediate biomarkers for prostate cancer prevention trials by conducting a dietary intervention trial of a low-fat diet with omega-3 fatty acid supplements in men under...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Eligibility Criteria:
- Patient consents to participate.
- Medically able to receive and comply with the diet.
- Lives near enough for counseling and follow-up.
- Has elected to have operation to remove prostate.
- Agrees to stop diet or vitamin supplements or herbal supplements for 1 week before the study begins.
- Patient able to stop taking aspirin, COX-2 inhibitors, and other anti-inflammatory medications for 1 week before study start.
- Patient able to safely stop taking fish oil capsules 2 weeks before the diet starts.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 18 2001
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 12 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
56 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00798876
Start Date
December 18 2001
End Date
February 12 2018
Last Update
May 7 2019
Active Locations (2)
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1
West Los Angeles VA
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90073
2
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095