Memory Improvement With Docosahexaenoic Acid Study (MIDAS)
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Official title
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Effects of DHA on Cognitive Functions in the Elderly
Brief summary
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3) in improving cognitive functions in subjects with age-related cognitive decline. DHA is a long chain omega-3 fatty acid (LC-PUFA) that plays an important role in neural and visual development and cardiovascular health.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00278135
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 485 participants
Conditions and interventions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 55 Years and older
- 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
- Nov 30, 2005
- Primary completion
- Sep 30, 2008
- Completion
- Nov 30, 2008
- Last update posted
- May 18, 2014
2005 – 2008
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 14
- U.S. states
- 9
- U.S. cities
- 14
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pivotal Research Center | Mesa | Arizona | 85210 | — |
| Pacific Research Network | San Diego | California | 92103 | — |
| Pacific Research Network | Vista | California | 92083 | — |
| Radiant Research Denver | Denver | Colorado | 80212 | — |
| Bradenton Neurology | Bradenton | Florida | 34205 | — |
| Brain Matters Research | Delray Beach | Florida | 33445 | — |
| Meridien Research | St. Petersburg | Florida | 33709 | — |
| Stedman Clinical Trials | Tampa | Florida | 33613 | — |
| Radiant Research Chicago | Chicago | Illinois | 60610 | — |
| Clinical Trial Center | Jenkintown | Pennsylvania | 19046 | — |
| Senior Adults Specialty Research | Austin | Texas | 78757 | — |
| Radiant Research San Antonio | San Antonio | Texas | 78229 | — |
| Radiant Research Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City | Utah | 84107 | — |
| Neurological Research Center, Inc. | Bennington | Vermont | 05201 | — |
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- Last update posted May 18, 2014 · Synced Sep 1, 2026
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