Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01951937
Fish Intervention and Learning Abilities
Fish Intervention and Learning Abilities in German Youths
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 200 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 4 Years – 6 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
In the FINS study we test - in a randomized non blinded intervention study- the hypothesis that increased intake of salmon will improve cognitive performance of children aged 4 years to 6 years in the Munich area (Germany), who habitually consume little fish.
Detailed description
Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) of the n-3 series, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and most prominently docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), are considered important for neural development during pre- and postnatal development.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Fish Meals | Meals containing salmon |
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Placebo | No fish meals |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2014-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2015-11-01
- Completion
- 2019-12-01
- First posted
- 2013-09-27
- Last updated
- 2022-08-22
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Germany
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01951937. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.