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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT01563913
Date of registration: 16/03/2012
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
Public title: Reducing Dyskinesia in Parkinson's Disease With Omega-3 Fatty Acids RLID-PD
Scientific title: Reducing Dyskinesia in Parkinson Disease With Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Date of first enrolment: October 2012
Target sample size: 33
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01563913
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Other. Masking: Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  Phase 1
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Kathryn Anne Chung, MD
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Affiliation:  VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosed with Parkinsons disease

- No levodopa (Sinemet) treatment or prior exposure to levodopa

Exclusion Criteria:

- Prior exposure to levodopa

- Unable to stand for 1 minute without aid

- Sensory deficits on feet

- Significant cognitive impairment

- Current use of dopamine receptor blocking medications (depakote, lithium, amiodarone,
tetrabenazine, metoclopramide, dronabinol)

- Current fish oil or lutein supplementation

- Allergy to soy



Age minimum: 21 Years
Age maximum: 99 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Parkinson's Disease
Intervention(s)
Drug: Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)
Drug: Placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Efficacy of DHA - Change in Blood ng/dL Levels [Time Frame: baseline and 1.5 years]
Efficacy of DHA - Number of Participants With An Abnormal Safety Lab (CBC) [Time Frame: Year 1]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Forceplate Measured Dyskinesia [Time Frame: baseline and 1.5 years]
Secondary ID(s)
2907
CLIN-006-11S
8012
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Oregon Health and Science University
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 29/05/2018
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT01563913
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