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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT01826422
Date of registration: 04/04/2013
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Coordinación de Investigación en Salud, Mexico
Public title: Effect of EPA and DHA in the Inflammation and Metabolic Disorders in DMD/DMB Patients
Scientific title: Effect of Eicosapentaenoic Fatty Acid (EPA) and Docosahexaenoic Fatty Acids (DHA) Supplementation on the Inflammation State and Metabolic Disorders in Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy or Becker Muscular Dystrophy
Date of first enrolment: March 2013
Target sample size: 40
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01826422
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Prevention. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Mexico
Contacts
Name:     Maricela Rodriguez-Cruz, PhD
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Affiliation:  Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Written informed consent and assent by the patient and both parents or guardian.

- Patients with clinical diagnosis of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) or Becker
Muscular Dystrophy (DMB)

- Patients were not under treatment with corticosteroids

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients decided to withdraw from the study

- Consumption of dietary supplements containing polyunsaturated fatty acids omega 3.

- With hypersensitivity to fish oil.

- Patients with respiratory and gastrointestinal problems. Medical responsible
assessment the presence of respiratory and gastrointestinal problems.

- Patients with difficulty swallowing food, including those who have the difficulty
ingesting oil capsules.

- Gastrostomy fed patients.



Age minimum: 6 Years
Age maximum: 18 Years
Gender: Male
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne
Intervention(s)
Dietary Supplement: EPA and DHA
Dietary Supplement: Placebo Comparator
Primary Outcome(s)
Glucose in Serum [Time Frame: At baseline and at months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of supplementation.]
Lean Mass [Time Frame: At baseline and at months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of supplementation.]
Anthropometric Measurement: Body Mass Index [Time Frame: At baseline and at months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of supplementation.]
Insulin in Blood [Time Frame: At baseline and at months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of supplementation.]
Body Composition (Body Fat) [Time Frame: At baseline and at months 3 and 6 of supplementation.]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Inflammation Biomarker (TNF-A Expression) [Time Frame: Time Frame: At baseline and at months 1, 2, 3 and 6 of supplementation.]
Markers of Muscle Degeneration (Creatinine Kinase) [Time Frame: Time Frame: At baseline and at months 1, 2, 3 and 6 of supplementation.]
Inflammation Biomarkers (IL-1) [Time Frame: Time Frame: At baseline and at months 1, 2, 3 and 6 of supplementation.]
Markers of Muscle Degeneration (sFas) [Time Frame: Time Frame: At baseline and at months 1, 2, 3 and 6 of supplementation.]
Markers of Muscle Regeneration (VEGF) [Time Frame: Time Frame: At baseline and at months 1, 2, 3 and 6 of supplementation.]
Incorporation of DHA in the Erythrocytes [Time Frame: Time Frame: At baseline and at months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of supplementation.]
Inflammation Biomarker (IL-1 Expression) [Time Frame: Time Frame: At baseline and at months 1, 2, 3 and 6 of supplementation.]
Inflammation Biomarkers (TNF-A) [Time Frame: Time Frame: At baseline and at months 1, 2, 3 and 6 of supplementation.]
Markers of Muscle Regeneration (FGF) [Time Frame: Time Frame: At baseline and at months 1, 2, 3 and 6 of supplementation.]
Markers of Muscle Degeneration (MMP9) [Time Frame: Time Frame: At baseline and at months 1, 2, 3 of supplementation.]
Incorporation of EPA in the Erythrocytes [Time Frame: Time Frame: At baseline, at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6]
Inflammation Biomarkers (IL-6) [Time Frame: Time Frame: At baseline and at months 1, 2, 3, and 6 of supplementation.]
Inflammation Biomarker (IL-6 Expression) [Time Frame: Time Frame: At baseline and at months 1, 2, 3 and 6 of supplementation.]
Inflammation Biomarkers (IL-10) [Time Frame: Time Frame: At baseline and at months 1, 2, 3 and 6 of supplementation.]
Markers of Muscle Degeneration (Receptor of Fas) [Time Frame: At baseline and at months 1, 2, 3 and 6 of supplementation.]
Secondary ID(s)
180058
DHA/EPA in Dunchenne
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 01/02/2018
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT01826422
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