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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT02173587
Date of registration: 22/06/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Zhejiang University
Public title: Study Evaluating the Efficacy of Thick Shell Mussel Lipid Extract in Chinese Subjects With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Scientific title: Efficacy of Thick Shell Mussel Lipid Extract in Chinese Subjects With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Date of first enrolment: February 2014
Target sample size: 56
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02173587
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Supportive Care  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
China
Contacts
Name:     Duo Li, Dr.
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Affiliation:  Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Zhejiang University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- According to the American College of Rheumatology criteria, patients from Zhejiang
province with active RA were included in this study and all participants were
Chinese. Patients had at least 3 swollen joints and 6 tender joints or had an
erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) of >28mm/hr or morning stiffness of at least 45
min were classified as with active disease.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Subjects suffering hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular
diseases, gastrointestinal problems, liver and renal failure.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Intervention(s)
Dietary Supplement: Corn oil capsules
Dietary Supplement: Mussel oil capsules
Primary Outcome(s)
Disease activity score that include 28 joint counts and ESR (DAS28) [Time Frame: Six months (3-month intervals)]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
NNSFC81273064
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital
Ethics review
Results
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