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Dietary Supplement

Vitamin D3 + Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Infections

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Research Sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up one year
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is investigating whether taking daily dietary supplements of vitamin D3 or omega-3 fatty acids reduces the risk of developing cancer, heart disease, and stroke.

Eligible Conditions
  • Infections
  • Human Cathelicidin Antimicrobial Peptide

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~one year
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and one year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
hCAP-18
upper respiratory infection
Secondary outcome measures
antimicrobial-treated infection
cellulitis
infection-related hospitalizations
+2 more

Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: vitamin D placebo + fish oilActive Control2 Interventions
vitamin D placebo + Omacor
Group II: vitamin D + fish oilActive Control2 Interventions
vitamin D3 + Omacor
Group III: vitamin D + fish oil placeboActive Control2 Interventions
vitamin D3 + fish oil placebo
Group IV: vitamin D placebo + fish oil placeboPlacebo Group2 Interventions
vitamin D placebo + fish oil placebo

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Brigham and Women's HospitalLead Sponsor
1,611 Previous Clinical Trials
11,444,645 Total Patients Enrolled
24 Trials studying Infections
24,542 Patients Enrolled for Infections

Media Library

Fish Oil (Dietary Supplement) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT01758081 — N/A
Infections Research Study Groups: vitamin D placebo + fish oil, vitamin D + fish oil, vitamin D + fish oil placebo, vitamin D placebo + fish oil placebo
Infections Clinical Trial 2023: Fish Oil Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT01758081 — N/A
Fish Oil (Dietary Supplement) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT01758081 — N/A

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Recent research and studies
Contemporary Clinical TrialsJournal
The Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL): Rationale and Design of a Large Randomized Controlled Trial of Vitamin D and Marine Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplements for the Primary Prevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease
Manson, JoAnn E., Shari S. Bassuk, I-Min Lee, Nancy R. Cook, Michelle A. Albert, David Gordon, Elaine Zaharris, et al.. 2012. “The Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL): Rationale and Design of a Large Randomized Controlled Trial of Vitamin D and Marine Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplements for the Primary Prevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease”. Contemporary Clinical Trials. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2011.09.009.
Contemporary Clinical TrialsJournal
Baseline Characteristics of Participants in the Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL)
Bassuk, Shari S., JoAnn E. Manson, I-Min Lee, Nancy R. Cook, William G. Christen, Vadim Y. Bubes, David S. Gordon, et al.. 2016. “Baseline Characteristics of Participants in the Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL)”. Contemporary Clinical Trials. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2015.12.022.
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Effects of Vitamin D and Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Infectious Diseases and hCAP18 (VITAL Infection)
Carlos A. Camargo 2010. "Effects of Vitamin D and Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Infectious Diseases and hCAP18 (VITAL Infection)". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01758081.
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