NCT00519779

Academic Stress and Proinflammatory Cytokines: Omega-3 Intervention

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 68 (actual)
• Sponsor: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) · NIH
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study is designed to examine the effects of fish oil on immune function and mood in medical students.

Detailed description

This study will examine how supplementation with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (key fish oil components) affects immune and mood responses to examination stress. This study will examine these outcomes in medical students during academic examination periods as well as less stressful non-exam periods. Participants will take fish oil supplements or placebo pills for approximately 3 months during which time relevant mood, endocrine, and immune measures will be assessed. For detailed information about the study, please visit our website at http://www.stressandhealth.org

Conditions

• Stress-related Changes in Inflammation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	omega-3 supplementation	2.5 g/day omega-3
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Oral omega-3 fish oil placebo	to match experimental dosage

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-07-01
• Primary completion: 2008-12-01
• Completion: 2010-12-01
• First posted: 2007-08-23
• Last updated: 2012-03-27
• Results posted: 2012-03-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States