Effects of High-dose n-3 Fatty Acids on Clinical Outcome and Serum Lipids - Omacor Following Acute Myocardial Infarction

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

300

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 1995

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 1997

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2002

Conditions
Coronary DiseaseMyocardial Infarction
Interventions
DRUG

EPA / DHA / Alpha-Tocopherol

Two gelatine capsules of Omacor-R (Pronova AS, Oslo) twice a day, each containing 850-882 mg eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) as ethylesters in the average ratio of EPA to DHA of 1:2. Alpha-Tocopherol (4 mg) was added to each capsule.

DRUG

Corn Oil / Alpha-Tocopherol (4 mg)

Two gelatine capsules twice a day. Each capsule contains 1g Corn Oil and 4 mg Alpha-Tocopherol

Trial Locations (1)

4011

Central Hospital in Rogalanad, Stavanger

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

University of Bergen

OTHER

collaborator

University of Oslo

OTHER

collaborator

Pharmacia and Upjohn

INDUSTRY

collaborator

Pronova BioPharma

INDUSTRY

lead

Helse Stavanger HF

OTHER_GOV