DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid), an Omega 3 Fatty Acid, in Slowing the Progression of Alzheimer's Disease (DHA)

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized; Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment; Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor); Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition:	Alzheimer's Disease
Interventions:	Drug: DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid); Drug: Placebo

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Recruitment Details

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Subjects were recruited at 51 sites in the United States between February and November 2007.

Pre-Assignment Details

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Out of 555 subjects screened, 402 met the study criteria and were randomized.

Reporting Groups

	Description
Placebo	Dosing of 2 grams of placebo administered in a divided dose twice daily with food.
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)	Dosing of 2 grams of DHA administered in a divided dose twice daily with food.

Participant Flow:   Overall Study

	Placebo	Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)
STARTED	164	238
COMPLETED	124	171
NOT COMPLETED	40	67

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Population Description

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Reporting Groups

	Description
Placebo	Dosing of 2 grams of placebo administered in a divided dose twice daily with food.
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)	Dosing of 2 grams of DHA administered in a divided dose twice daily with food.
Total	Total of all reporting groups

Baseline Measures

	Placebo	Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)	Total
Overall Participants Analyzed; [Units: Participants]	164	238	402
Age; [Units: Years]; Mean (Standard Deviation)	76 (9.3)	76 (7.8)	76 (8.7)
Gender; [Units: Participants]
Female	98	112	210
Male	66	126	192
Region of Enrollment; [Units: Participants]
United States	164	238	402

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1. Primary:

Rate of Change on the ADAS-Cog 11. [ Time Frame: Baseline, 6, 12, 18 months ]

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2. Primary:

Rate of Change on CDR-SOB [ Time Frame: 18 months ]

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3. Secondary:

ADCS-ADL [ Time Frame: 18 months ]

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4. Secondary:

Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) [ Time Frame: 18 months ]

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Certain Agreements:  

Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.

There is NOT an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.

Results Point of Contact:  

Name/Title: Joseph Quinn, MD
Organization: Oregon Health and Sciences University/Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, Oregon.
phone: 503-494-6976
e-mail: quinnj@ohsu.edu

Publications:

Horrocks LA, Farooqui AA. Docosahexaenoic acid in the diet: its importance in maintenance and restoration of neural membrane function. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2004 Apr;70(4):361-72. Review.

Kalmijn S, van Boxtel MP, Ocké M, Verschuren WM, Kromhout D, Launer LJ. Dietary intake of fatty acids and fish in relation to cognitive performance at middle age. Neurology. 2004 Jan 27;62(2):275-80.

Morris MC, Evans DA, Bienias JL, Tangney CC, Bennett DA, Wilson RS, Aggarwal N, Schneider J. Consumption of fish and n-3 fatty acids and risk of incident Alzheimer disease. Arch Neurol. 2003 Jul;60(7):940-6.

Suzuki H, Morikawa Y, Takahashi H. Effect of DHA oil supplementation on intelligence and visual acuity in the elderly. World Rev Nutr Diet. 2001;88:68-71.

Calon F, Lim GP, Yang F, Morihara T, Teter B, Ubeda O, Rostaing P, Triller A, Salem N Jr, Ashe KH, Frautschy SA, Cole GM. Docosahexaenoic acid protects from dendritic pathology in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model. Neuron. 2004 Sep 2;43(5):633-45.

Lim GP, Calon F, Morihara T, Yang F, Teter B, Ubeda O, Salem N Jr, Frautschy SA, Cole GM. A diet enriched with the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid reduces amyloid burden in an aged Alzheimer mouse model. J Neurosci. 2005 Mar 23;25(12):3032-40.

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Yassine HN, Rawat V, Mack WJ, Quinn JF, Yurko-Mauro K, Bailey-Hall E, Aisen PS, Chui HC, Schneider LS. The effect of APOE genotype on the delivery of DHA to cerebrospinal fluid in Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2016 Jun 30;8:25. doi: 10.1186/s13195-016-0194-x.

Quinn JF, Raman R, Thomas RG, Yurko-Mauro K, Nelson EB, Van Dyck C, Galvin JE, Emond J, Jack CR Jr, Weiner M, Shinto L, Aisen PS. Docosahexaenoic acid supplementation and cognitive decline in Alzheimer disease: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2010 Nov 3;304(17):1903-11. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.1510.

Responsible Party:	Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00440050 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	IA0099; 1RC2AG036535 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ); ADC-027-DHA
First Submitted:	February 22, 2007
First Posted:	February 26, 2007
Results First Submitted:	May 28, 2010
Results First Posted:	August 30, 2010
Last Update Posted:	September 25, 2014