Omega 3 for Treatment of Depression in Patients With Heart Failure

Summary

Omega 3 supplements will improve depressive symptoms to a greater extent than placebo in heart failure patients with moderate to severe major depressive disorder.

Timeline

Start

2014-05

Primary completion

2016-05-19

Completion

2016-12-02

Publications

• Appleton KM, Voyias PD, Sallis HM, Dawson S, Ness AR, Churchill R, Perry R. Omega-3 fatty acids for depression in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Nov 24;11(11):CD004692. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004692.pub5.
• Jiang W, Whellan DJ, Adams KF, Babyak MA, Boyle SH, Wilson JL, Patel CB, Rogers JG, Harris WS, O'Connor CM. Long-Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplements in Depressed Heart Failure Patients: Results of the OCEAN Trial. JACC Heart Fail. 2018 Oct;6(10):833-843. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2018.03.011. Epub 2018 Aug 8.

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