Trial | NCT00004827  Report issue

Title

Study of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) Supplementation in Patients With X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa

  • Phase

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Interventional

  • Status

    Completed No Results Posted

  • Intervention/Treatment

    fish oil ...

  • Study Participants

    46
OBJECTIVES:

I. Evaluate the potential of nutritional docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation to normalize the level of DHA in red blood cells, and to retard the progression of visual function loss in patients with early stage X-linked retinitis pigmentosa.
PROTOCOL OUTLINE: This is a randomized, parallel, double blind study. Patients receive 2 gel capsules per day of either docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) enriched oil or a placebo oil. Oral DHA supplementation continues daily for 3 years.

All patients are followed every 6 months for the 3 year duration of the study.

Completion date provided represents the completion date of the grant per OOPD records
Study Started
Mar 31
1996
Study Completion
Jun 30
2002
Last Update
Mar 25
2015
Estimate

Drug docosahexaenoic acid

Criteria 

PROTOCOL ENTRY CRITERIA:

--Disease Characteristics--

Diagnosis of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa

Early stage disease Sufficient cone function determined by recordable ERG (30 Hz amplitude; greater than 0.32 microvolts) Visual fields greater than 20 degrees Sufficient rod function (greater than 3.0 microvolts amplitude)

Media clarity sufficient for fundus photography

--Prior/Concurrent Therapy--

No concurrent use of anticoagulant medication

--Patient Characteristics--

No chronic metabolic disease that may interfere with fatty acid metabolism
No bleeding of clinical significance
No Results Posted