The Combination Effect of Citicoline and Omega-3
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03444662 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 23, 2018
Last Update Posted : September 10, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Healthy | Dietary Supplement: Placebo supplement Dietary Supplement: Citicoline and Omega-3 supplement Dietary Supplement: Omega-3 supplement | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 70 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Basic Science |
Official Title: | The Combination of Citicoline and Omega-3 on Attention in Healthy Subjects |
Actual Study Start Date : | June 12, 2018 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 3, 2019 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | September 3, 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Intervention: Dietary Supplement: Placebo supplement
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Dietary Supplement: Placebo supplement
Cellulose and Sunflower oil
Other Name: Placebo |
Experimental: Cognizin and Omega-3
Intervention: Dietary Supplement: Citicoline and Omega-3 supplement
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Dietary Supplement: Citicoline and Omega-3 supplement
Citicoline and Omega-3
Other Name: Cognizin and Omega-3 |
Experimental: Omega-3
Intervention: Dietary Supplement: Omega-3 supplement
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Dietary Supplement: Omega-3 supplement
Cellulose and Omega-3
Other Name: Omega-3 |
- Accuracy (percent correct) on an attention task (Conners continuous performance test3) [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ]
- Scores of Neuropsychological test battery from the Uniform Data Set [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ]
- Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as monitored by recording a comprehensive metabolic panel, complete blood count and prothrombin time-international normalized ratio [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ]
- Plasma fatty acid levels [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ]
- Apolipoprotein E genotype [ Time Frame: Baseline ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 55 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 55 years or older
- If female, must be post-menopausal
- Non-demented
- Not depressed
- General health status that will not interfere with the participant's ability to complete the study
- No history of neurological disorder
- Screening laboratory values within normal limits or, if abnormal, deemed clinically insignificant by the investigator
- Sufficient English language skills to complete all testing
Exclusion Criteria:
- Alzheimer's, Dementia or other neurological disease
- Fish intake of 6 ounce serving once a week 3 months prior to enrollment; Omega-3 supplement intake (e.g. fish oil capsules, cod liver oil, or flaxseed oil) less than 3 months prior to enrollment.
- Citicoline supplementation 3 months prior to enrollment
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Prescriptions medications:
- Anticoagulation therapy: Vitamin K antagonist: warfarin (Coumadin, jantoven), Factor Xa inhibitors: rivaroxaban (xarelto), fondaparinux (arixtra), dibigatran (pradaxa), apixaban (eliquis); Low molecular weight heparins: dalteparin (fragmin), enoxaparin (lovenox)
- Dementia medications (e.g. anticholinesterase inhibitors, memantine)
- Diagnosis of Adult Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and/or taking stimulants (e.g. dextroamphetamine sulfate, methylphenidate HCL, dextroamphetamine Sulf-Saccharate)
- Body Mass Index > 30
- Enrollment in another treatment study

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03444662
United States, Oregon | |
Oregon Health & Science University | |
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239 |
Responsible Party: | Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03444662 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
16518 |
First Posted: | February 23, 2018 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 10, 2019 |
Last Verified: | April 2019 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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