Fish Oil Study for High Triglyceride Levels in Children

PHASE2/PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

42

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 31, 2009

Primary Completion Date

September 30, 2012

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2012

Conditions
Hypertriglyceridemia
Interventions
DRUG

Omega-3-acid ethyl esters

Omega-3-acid ethyl esters (Lovaza), two 1-gram capsules taken twice daily for 8 weeks

DRUG

Placebo

Placebo (corn oil), two 1-gram capsules taken twice daily for 8 weeks

Trial Locations (3)

19107

Thomas Jefferon University, Philadelphia

19803

A. I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington

21287

Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

GlaxoSmithKline

INDUSTRY

collaborator

Johns Hopkins University

OTHER

collaborator

Thomas Jefferson University

OTHER

lead

Babu Balagopal

OTHER