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Diet and Learning Abilities in Norwegian Youths

NCT02350322 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 478

Last updated 2016-01-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to assess the effects of giving a schoolmeal with fatty fish, a schoolmeal without fish or omega-3 capsules on Noregian adolescents cognitive performance (concentration and learning abilities), mental health statua and markers of nutritional status. In addition, to disentangle the effect of fatty fish eaten as food and the effects of omega-3 fatty acids taken as a supplement.

Conditions

  • Cognitive Performance
  • Health Behavior
  • Nutrient Status

Interventions

OTHER

Schoolmeal with fatty fish

Schoolmeal with fatty fish three times a week for 12 weeks

OTHER

Schoolmeal without fish

Schoolmeal with meat/cheese three times a week for 12 weeks

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Supplement

Omega-3 capsules three times a week for 12 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Tromso

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research, Norway

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Ingvild Eide Graff, PhD · NIFES, PO Box 2029 Nordnes, N-5817 Bergen, Norway

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-06-30
Completion
2015-06-30

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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