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The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical effectiveness of an all-natural, patented wafer with active ingredients that are FDA approved as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) Reference: US Federal Drug Administration (1970) Scientific Literature Reviews GRAS Report, PB-241 970. Active Ingredients: Lecithins. .In this study the investigators will evaluate the efficacy of this dietary product called NTFactor Lipids® made by Nutritional Therapeutics, Inc. of New York on pain, fatigue and gastrointestinal symptoms as well as quality of life indicators in adult male and female participants with fibromyalgia. The addition of NTFactor Lipids to the diet is expected to improve cellular energy function, decrease fatigue and pain and lower the severity of other symptoms and improve quality of life indicators in Fibromyalgia. This study will be a randomized, placebo-controlled, cross-over study.
Adult male and female volunteers (n=60, aged 18-64) with a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia will be recruited by referral, newspapers, flyers, radio and internet ads, and asked to complete an Informed Consent document and take an on-line, validated, Combined Fibromyalgia Symptom Questionnaire or Survey Form. Potentially eligible participants (Since there are approx. twice as many female as male patients with this diagnosis, the investigators anticipate that more female than male participants will be recruited) will have the Fibromyalgia diagnosis confirmed using the American College of Rheumatology criteria. If participants have not done so, participants will be asked to provide 10 cc of blood for a Chem 20 analysis. Participants that meet the inclusion criteria will be randomized into placebo (42 days) or supplement arms (4 g NTFactor Lipids® per day for 42 days) by a Research Nurse/Associate, and blinded to the Principal Investigators and Participants for this cross-over trial. After the first arm is completed, participants will return for a clinic visit and enter the second arm for 42 days after a 2-week wash-out period. Once the data has been collected online (at Day 0 before starting supplement/placebo and on Days 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 21, 30 and 42 for each arm), data will be placed into spread sheets, unblinded and analyzed by an independent statistical unit at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. Principal objectives will be to assess various categories of pain, fatigue, GI symptoms and QOL and compare these outcomes in this study among supplement and placebo arms for each participant over time and combined for all participants. Statistical significance of any differences will be determined by t-test and other methods. Regression analysis of the data will be used to assess fidelity of the data and reliability of outcomes, and R2 values will be calculated for combined data.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Placebo | Placebo Comparator | Participants will take 4 placebo wafers per day for 42 days. Subjects will be asked to take the Fibromyalgia Combined Symptom Survey (see attachments, based on validated survey instruments) on-line on Day 0 (before starting supplement/placebo) and on Days 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 21, 30 and 42. |
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| NTFactor Lipids® | Active Comparator | Participants will take 4 NTFactor Lipid® wafers (4 g) per day for 42 days. Subjects will be asked to take the Fibromyalgia Combined Symptom Survey (see attachments, based on validated survey instruments) on-line on Day 0 (before starting supplement/placebo) and on Days 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 21, 30 and 42. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTFactor Lipids® | Dietary Supplement | Membrane Lipid Replacement with NTFactor Lipids wafers |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Fatigue as assessed by validated survey form | Fatigue elements and overall fatigue will be self reported ten times in each six week phase | through study completion at 14 weeks |
| Pain as assessed by validated survey form | Pain elements will be self reported ten times in each six week phase | through study completion at 14 weeks |
| Gastrointestinal symptoms as assessed by validated survey form | Gastrointestinal symptoms will be self reported ten times in each six week phase | through study completion at 14 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Quality of Life as assessed by validated survey form | QOL elements will be self reported ten times in each six week phase | through study completion at 14 weeks |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Nancy C Russell, DrPH | Independent Research Coordinator | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Priority Health & Wellness | Pearland | Texas | 77581 | United States | ||
| Office of Dr. Paul Breeding |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28432031 | Result | Nicolson GL, Ash ME. Membrane Lipid Replacement for chronic illnesses, aging and cancer using oral glycerolphospholipid formulations with fructooligosaccharides to restore phospholipid function in cellular membranes, organelles, cells and tissues. Biochim Biophys Acta Biomembr. 2017 Sep;1859(9 Pt B):1704-1724. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2017.04.013. Epub 2017 Apr 18. | |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D005356 | Fibromyalgia |
| D010146 | Pain |
| D005221 | Fatigue |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D009135 | Muscular Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
| D012216 | Rheumatic Diseases |
| D009468 | Neuromuscular Diseases |
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The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical effectiveness of an all-natural, patented, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved oral lipid nutritional supplement (NTFactor Lipids) on reducing pain, fatigue and other symptoms and improving quality of life in Fibromyalgia and other related conditions. The investigators will evaluate the efficacy of a dietary product called NTFactor Lipids made by Nutritional Therapeutics, Inc. of New York on pain, fatigue and gastrointestinal symptoms as well as quality of life indicators in adult male and female subjects. The addition of NTFactor Lipids to the diet is expected to improve cellular energy function, decrease fatigue and pain and lower the severity of other symptoms and improve quality of life indicators in Fibromyalgia patients. This study will be a randomized, placebo-controlled, cross-over study.
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Participants will be randomized by a nurse consultant into placebo and supplement arms and will be masked from lead investigator, physician participants and research nurse coordinator. Placebo and Product will be in identical white numbered bottles and look, feel, taste and smell the same. Data will be collected independently online by a specialty company and after the trial is completed, it will be transferred to an independent statistical unit at the University of California, Irvine for analysis and at that time the code will be broken for analysis purposes.
| Placebo | Dietary Supplement | Placebo wafers |
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| San Antonio |
| Texas |
| 78209 |
| United States |
| Blue Hole Wellness | Wimberley | Texas | 78676 | United States |
| Nicolson GL, Rosenblatt S, de Mattos GF, Settineri R, Breeding PC, Ellithorpe RR, Ash ME. Clinical Uses of Membrane Lipid Replacement Supplements in Restoring Membrane Function and Reducing Fatigue in Chronic Diseases and Cancer. Discoveries (Craiova). 2016 Feb 18;4(1):e54. doi: 10.15190/d.2016.1. |
| 26770107 | Result | Nicolson GL. Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Chronic Disease: Treatment With Natural Supplements. Integr Med (Encinitas). 2014 Aug;13(4):35-43. |
| Result | Nicolson GL. Membrane Lipid Replacement: clinical studies using a natural medicine approach to restoring membrane function and improving health. International Journal of Clinical Medicine 7: 133-143, 2016; |
| D009422 |
| Nervous System Diseases |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |