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Omega-3 Fatty Acids as Regulators of Brown Adipose Tissue During Cold Exposure

NCT05822141 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2025-04-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This clinical trial will assess the whether fish oil supplementation can modulate brown fat activation, shivering, thermal comfort and skin blood flow during cold exposure.

Conditions

  • Cold Exposure

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Fish Oil

For 12 weeks subjects will ingest 6 capsules per day of fish oil (7.8 g/day total omega--3 fatty acids: 3.75 g/day EPA and 1.5 g/day DHA)

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

For 12 weeks subjects will ingest 6 capsules per day of olive oil (each capsule contains 990 mg of olive oil)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Indiana University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Timothy D Mickleborough, PhD · Indiana University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-06-12
Primary Completion
2025-12-31
Completion
2025-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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