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Completed Phase 3 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Randomized Trial of DHA for Retinitis Pigmentosa Patients Receiving Vitamin A

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00000116

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Official title

Clinical Trial of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) in Patients With Retinitis Pigmentosa Receiving Vitamin A Treatment

Brief summary

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The purpose of this trial is to determine whether a nutritional supplement in addition to vitamin A will slow the course of retinitis pigmentosa.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00000116
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Lead sponsor
Carol Weigel DiFranco
NIH
Enrollment
221 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Dietary Supplement

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 55 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Apr 30, 1996
Primary completion
Aug 31, 2002
Completion
Aug 31, 2002
Last update posted
Mar 7, 2023

1996 – 2002

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Berman-Gund Laboratory for the Study of Retinal Degenerations, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Boston Massachusetts 02114

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