Aspirin Dosing for Obesity
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
This study employs a placebo-controlled randomized cross-over design to investigate the impact of body weight and aspirin dose on levels of specialized pro-resolving lipid mediators in blood and neutrophils.
Who Is on the Research Team?
Sean Heffron, MD
Principal Investigator
NYU Langone Health
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for non-smoking adults aged 40-70 who are not pregnant, don't have diabetes, bleeding/clotting disorders, immune deficiencies, or chronic inflammatory diseases. They shouldn't have had recent changes in statin drugs or surgeries affecting the stomach and must not be on certain medications including aspirin.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Timeline for a Trial Participant
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Placebo Run-in
Participants receive a placebo for 3 weeks before starting the active treatment
Treatment
Participants receive Aspirin 81mg or 325mg daily for 3 weeks, followed by a 3-week placebo washout, then switch doses for another 3 weeks
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for safety and effectiveness after treatment
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- Aspirin
Aspirin is already approved in European Union, United States, Canada, China for the following indications:
- Pain relief
- Fever reduction
- Inflammation
- Cardiovascular disease prevention
- Preeclampsia prevention
- Pain relief
- Fever reduction
- Inflammation
- Cardiovascular disease prevention
- Preeclampsia prevention
- Pain relief
- Fever reduction
- Inflammation
- Cardiovascular disease prevention
- Preeclampsia prevention
- Pain relief
- Fever reduction
- Inflammation
- Cardiovascular disease prevention
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
NYU Langone Health
Lead Sponsor