NCT00805116

Marine Oils and Arthritis

Whale Oil Versus Cod Liver Oil in Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 7 (actual)
• Sponsor: National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research, Norway · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

NSAIDS are associated with adverse GI effects and COX-2 inhibitors have cardiovascular risk. Long-term oral supplementation with fish oil reduce e.g. joint pain in rheumatoid arthritis (R.A) patients, with reduced need for NSAIDS, in addition to being cardioprotective. The aim is to investigate if 4 month supplementation of 15 ml/day of whale blubber oil compared with cod liver oil reduce the intensity of joint pain in patients with R.A (primary outcome). Patients are assessed at inclusion and after study (4 months) during routine polyclinical visit. Patients are called for interview after 6 and 12 weeks. Secondary outcomes are e.g. morning stiffness, quality of life and functional level

Detailed description

Not relevant

Conditions

• Rheumatoid Arthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Whale blubber oil	15 ml/day for 4 months, divided on dosage morning and evening, orally.
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Cod liver oil	15 ml/day for 4 months, divided on dosage morning and evening, taken orally

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-12-01
• Primary completion: 2009-10-01
• Completion: 2009-10-01
• First posted: 2008-12-09
• Last updated: 2016-05-09