NCT00901589

Marine n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women

The Incorporation of Marine n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women: a Randomized Double-Blinded Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 92 (actual)
• Sponsor: Aalborg University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study is a randomised placebo controlled double-blinded clinical trial where a group of healthy pre- and postmenopausal women is randomised to the intake of fish oil capsules or placebo oil capsules for 12 weeks. Anthropometric measurements(weight, height,blood pressure) blood samples and adipose tissue biopsies will be taken in order to illustrate the effect of marine n-3 PUFAs (fish oil) on the concentration of circulating female hormones and to investigate what impact menopause might have on the ability to incorporate marine n-3 PUFAs into tissues.

Conditions

• Postmenopause
• Premenopause

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	marine n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids	Four capsules daily containing 2.2 g marine n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in total
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	thistle oil	four capsules a day
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	marine n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids	Four capsules daily, 2.2 g marine n-3 PUFAs in total
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Thistle oil	Four capsules daily

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-08-01
• Primary completion: 2009-05-01
• Completion: 2009-05-01
• First posted: 2009-05-14
• Last updated: 2009-05-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark