NCT00720655

Effects of Fatty and Lean Fish Intake on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Subjects With Coronary Heart Disease

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 33 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Eastern Finland · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the study is to examine the effects of fatty fish and white (lean) fish on cardiovascular disease risk factor levels in subjects with established coronary heart disease using multiple medications. The main end points are blood pressure, serum lipids, inflammatory markers, arrhythmias and gene expression in peripheral mononuclear cells. The study design was a controlled, parallel study lasting 8 weeks with three diet groups: fatty fish, white fish and control group (lean pork, beef or chicken).

Conditions

• Blood Pressure
• Arrhythmia
• Inflammation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Dietary intervention	Fatty fish at least 4 meals per week.
OTHER	Dietary intervention	Lean fish at least 4 meals per week.
OTHER	Dietary intervention	Control diet with lean meat and chicken.

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-08-01
• Primary completion: 2006-12-01
• First posted: 2008-07-23
• Last updated: 2014-01-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Finland