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Effect of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation on Toddler Cognition

NCT00982462 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 116

Last updated 2017-04-25

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Summary

The hypothesis to be examined is that dietary LCP-supplementation in the second and third years of life will improve cognitive and visual maturation in early childhood.

Conditions

  • Infant Development

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA)

Micro-encapsulated powder containing the long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, DHA to ARA in a 1:1 ratio. Two foil-packets containing active intervention (200mg DHA+200mg ARA) or placebo (400 mg corn oil) per day added to a selection of recommended foods.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Corn oil placebo

Micro-encapsulated powder containing corn oil as the placebo.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • DSM Nutritional Products, Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Retina Foundation of the Southwest

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eileen E Birch, PhD · Retina Foundation of the Southwest

  • Dennis R Hoffman, PhD · Retina Foundation of the Southwest

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
351 Days
Max Age
379 Days
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-20
Primary Completion
2016-06-29
Completion
2016-06-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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