The Combination Effect of Citicoline and Omega-3
Status: | Recruiting |
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Conditions: | Healthy Studies |
Therapuetic Areas: | Other |
Healthy: | No |
Age Range: | 55 - Any |
Updated: | 9/16/2018 |
Start Date: | June 12, 2018 |
End Date: | July 2019 |
Contact: | Lynne Shinto, ND, MPH |
Email: | shintol@ohsu.edu |
Phone: | (503) 494-5035 |
The Combination of Citicoline and Omega-3 on Attention in Healthy Subjects
The goal of this study is to determine the effects of Citicoline plus Omega-3 or Omega-3
alone versus placebo on attention in non-demented healthy older adults.
alone versus placebo on attention in non-demented healthy older adults.
This study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The investigators
hypothesize that supplementation of Citicoline plus Omega-3 will improve attention in healthy
adults age 55 years and older, compared to placebo. The study is designed as 3-arm, parallel
group study comparing placebo, Omega-3 only, and Citicoline plus Omega-3.
hypothesize that supplementation of Citicoline plus Omega-3 will improve attention in healthy
adults age 55 years and older, compared to placebo. The study is designed as 3-arm, parallel
group study comparing placebo, Omega-3 only, and Citicoline plus Omega-3.
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
- Prescriptions medications:
1. 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)
2. Dementia medications (e.g. anticholinesterase inhibitors, memantine)
3. 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
We found this trial at
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site
3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, Oregon 97239
Portland, Oregon 97239
503 494-8311
Principal Investigator: Lynne Shinto, ND, MPH
Phone: 503-494-5035
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