Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis With Marine and Botanical Oils
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Brief summary
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The object of this study is to determine whether treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with a combination of fish oil and borage seed oil is superior to treatment with either oil alone. This study will also investigate the biochemical, immunological, and molecular mechanism responsible for the therapeutic effects of these fatty acids. Each patient will be followed for eighteen months.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00072982
- Recruitment status
- Not listed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Enrollment
- 156 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 85 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 31, 2006
- Primary completion
- Apr 30, 2008
- Completion
- Oct 31, 2008
- Last update posted
- Aug 24, 2008
2006 – 2008
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 13
- U.S. states
- 8
- U.S. cities
- 12
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Arthritis Clinical Intervention Program | Birmingham | Alabama | 35297 | — |
| New England Res. Associates | Trumbull | Connecticut | 06611 | — |
| RASF Clinical Research Center | Boca Raton | Florida | 33486 | — |
| Lake Rheumatology | Tavares | Florida | 32778 | — |
| Fallon Clinic Health Care | Worcester | Massachusetts | 01605 | — |
| Division of Rheumatology, Umass Memorial Health Care | Worcester | Massachusetts | 01655 | — |
| Rheumatology and Internal Medicine Associates of West County, PC | St Louis | Missouri | 63131 | — |
| Joel M. Kremer | Albany | New York | 12206 | — |
| Prem Tambar, MD | Niagara Falls | New York | 14303 | — |
| Bryn Mawr Medical Specialists | Bryn Mawr | Pennsylvania | 19010 | — |
| Geisinger Medical Center | Danville | Pennsylvania | 17822 | — |
| Altoona Center for Clinical Research | Duncansville | Pennsylvania | 16635 | — |
| Piedmont Arthritis Clinic | Greenville | South Carolina | 29601 | — |
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- Last update posted Aug 24, 2008 · Synced Sep 24, 2026
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