Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 3:05 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 3:05 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00672633
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Ages 10-19 years old
* Fasting Triglyceride levels of 150-1000 mg/dl at the screening and baseline visit
* Ability to swallow pills
* Informed consent from a parent or legal guardian of minors or adult subject
* Written assent from the adolescent to participate in the study
* English or Spanish speaking
Exclusion Criteria:
* Food Allergy to Fish or any components of the pills which includes alpha tocopherol, partially hydrogenated vegetable oils including soybean oils and gelatin and glycerol or corn oil, and iron oxide or iron oxide containing food color additives.
* Pregnancy or positive urine pregnancy test for those females who have begun menstruating
* Breast feeding
* Alcohol Use: Patient is unable to abstain from alcohol use during the study. This will be assessed by asking the following questions: "During the past 30 days, on how many days did you have at least one drink of alcohol?"; "During the past 30 days, on how many days did you have 5 or more drinks of alcohol in a row, that is, within a couple of hours?"; "This study requires that you abstain from alcohol use during the course of the study. Do you think you can do this?"
* Known Bleeding Disorder or Coagulopathy or treatment with anticoagulant medications or low platelet counts, abnormal PT, or PTT.
* Significant cognitive or psychosocial disorder or medical illness that would limit participation in the trial.
* Type 1 or 2 Diabetes or fasting glucose that is \>=126 mg/dl
* Liver disease or an ALT greater than 2 times upper limit of normal
* Treatment with medications that affect triglyceride levels, including oral hypoglycemic agents or insulin.
* Be currently taking the same oral contraceptive pills for less than the past three months or intend to change or discontinue prescription oral contraceptive pills used in the next seven months
* Be currently taking any over-the-counter supplements that affect triglycerides or lipid metabolism including over the counter fish oil supplements.
* Treatment for or diagnosis of a thyroid disorder or an elevated TSH level at baseline
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
10 Years
Maximum Age:
19 Years
Study:
NCT00672633
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00672633