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Trial of Fish Intake Advice in Pregnancy

NCT01126762 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 61

Last updated 2012-03-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The overall goal of this project is to establish a pilot study to develop and refine an intervention to promote consumption of fish low in mercury and high in n-3 PUFA among pregnant women. The investigators will demonstrate our ability to recruit pregnant women, influence their fish consumption, and measure changes in nutrient and toxicant biomarkers.

Conditions

  • Nutrition

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Dietary advice

Dietary advice regarding consumption of low mercury, high DHA fish

BEHAVIORAL

Control

Advice regarding healthful diet during pregnancy, not focused on fish intake

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

    collaborator OTHER

  • Harvard University

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

    collaborator NIH

  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

    collaborator NIH

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Emily Oken, MD, MPH · Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-05-31
Primary Completion
2011-03-31
Completion
2011-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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