NCT00729430View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Effect of High Dose Fish Oil Supplementation After Recent Heart Attack Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

358

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 31, 2008

Primary Completion Date

October 31, 2013

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2014

Conditions
Myocardial InfarctionDeath, Sudden, Cardiac
Interventions
DRUG

Omega-3 Fatty Acids (Fish Oil Supplements)

4 grams of omega-3 fatty acids taken orally once per day for 6 months

DRUG

Placebo

Placebo tablets taken orally once per day for 6 months

Trial Locations (1)

02115

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Shapiro Cardiovascular Center, Boston

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

GlaxoSmithKline
All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

NIH

collaborator

GlaxoSmithKline

INDUSTRY

lead

Brigham and Women's Hospital

OTHER