Do fish oils prevent restenosis after coronary angioplasty?
A Leaf, M B Jorgensen, A K Jacobs...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7955181Completed
Phase 3
Age: 18Years - 75Years
All Genders
ID00000473
Led by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) · Updated on 2013-12-13
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Participants Needed
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Research Sites
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Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
To determine whether a dietary supplement of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) derived from fish oil would decrease the restenosis rate in patients undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA).
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Do Fish Oils Prevent Restenosis Post-Coronary Angioplasty?
Who Can Participate
Age: 18Years - 75Years
All Genders
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
Men and women with coronary heart disease in the native coronary arteries. Patients were symptomatic or had 50 percent or greater stenosis as defined by coronary angiography.
Patients had not undergone prior angioplasty.
You will not qualify if you...
History of severe allergic reactions to study medication Currently pregnant or breastfeeding Recent participation in another clinical trial within the last 30 days Presence of uncontrolled medical conditions that could affect safety
Trial Site Locations
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Location information for this trial is currently unavailable.
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
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Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
0
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