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Fish Oil Supplementation in Lactation

NCT00266305 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2008-08-14

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Summary

The main purpose of the study was to examine whether fish oil supplementation of lactating mothers affect infant development during first year of life, focusing on visual and mental development. A follow-up studies are conducted in order to see if early intake of long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LCPUFA) have any long-term effects on health, primarily immun function and markers of cardiovascular risk.

Conditions

  • Development and Health

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Fish oil (Dry n-3, BASF)

5 g/oil daily for the first four month of lactation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Danish Research Agency

    collaborator OTHER

  • BASF

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Technical University of Denmark

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Copenhagen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lotte Lauritzen, Ph.D · Department of Human Nutrition, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1998-12-31
Completion
2007-01-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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