NCT01692990

Study on the Effect of Fish Oil and Appetite

• Status: Completed
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: AAstrup · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

20 normal-weight healthy subjects (10 males, 10 females) were in two periods given 10 of 0.5-mL capsules/day of fish oil and soybean oil for 3 weeks. In the end of each period they were given a standard breakfast and asked to report their appetite on visual analogue scales (VAS) immediately before and after the meal. The results were analyzed in accordance with the paired design under consideration of both supplement sequence and gender.

Detailed description

In a randomized cross-over design, 20 normal-weight healthy subjects (10 males, 10 females) were given 10 of 0.5-mL capsules/day of fish oil and soybean oil for 3 weeks. In the end of each period they were given a standard breakfast and asked to report their appetite on visual analogue scales (VAS) immediately before and after the meal. The results were analyzed in accordance with the paired design under consideration of both supplement sequence and gender.

Conditions

• Obesity
• Cachexia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Fish oil	For 3 weeks 5 g/d in 10 capsules, providing 3.5 g long-chain n-3 fatty acids in the fish oil period. Cross-over between arms with 1 week of wash out

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-10-01
• Primary completion: 2011-11-01
• Completion: 2011-11-01
• First posted: 2012-09-26
• Last updated: 2012-11-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark