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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT01566188
Date of registration: 08/12/2011
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University Hospital, Rouen
Public title: Vascular Impact of Omega-3 in Metabolic Syndrome CARDIOMEGA
Scientific title: Cardiovascular Impact of Omega-3 Dietary Supplement From Vegetal Origin in Hypertension Associated With Metabolic Syndrome
Date of first enrolment: January 2011
Target sample size: 95
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01566188
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
France
Contacts
Name:     Robinson Joannides, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Rouen University Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Female and male patients with treated essential hypertension (blood pressure
values<140/90 mmHg under antihypertensive treatment).

- Presence of at least two of the following criteria of the metabolic syndrome:
abdominal girth >102 cm in men or >88 cm in women, HDL-C<0.4 g/L in men or <0.5 g/L
in women, fasting triglyceride >1.5 g/L (or specific treatment for these lipid
abnormalities), fasting glucose >1.10 g/L.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Secondary hypertension, myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease,
cerebrovascular disease, stroke or transient ischemia, cardiac failure, diabetes (or
fasting glucose>1.26 g/L) or renal failure (MDRD < 50 ml/min)

- Severe hypercholesterolemia (total cholesterol > 2.5 g/l), alcohol or drug abuse,
toxicomania, or clinically significant abnormalities in other current biological
parameters.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 70 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Essential Hypertension
Metabolic Syndrome
Intervention(s)
Dietary Supplement: omega-3 from vegetal origin
Dietary Supplement: Placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Brachial artery flow-mediated dilatation [Time Frame: 6 months after omega-3 supplementation]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Aortic stiffness [Time Frame: 6 months after omega-3 supplementation]
Secondary ID(s)
2010/010 HP
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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Date Completed:
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