NCT02809508

The Effect of Oily Fish and Poultry on Children's Cardiometabolic Health and Cognitive Function

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 199 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Copenhagen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 9 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of FiSK Junior is to investigate whether intake of oily fish compared to poultry affects cardiovascular risk markers, cognitive function, and behaviour in healthy children.

Detailed description

The FiSK Junior study compares the effects of consuming oily fish versus poultry (control) in healthy 8-9 year-old Danish children. The children will be randomized to consume approximately 300 g/week of either oily fish or poultry for 12 weeks. Measurements and biological sampling will be performed at baseline and at the end of the intervention. The main objective of the study is to investigate the effect on cardiovascular risk markers, primarily blood pressure and plasma triacylglycerol. Moreover, the effects on cognitive function, behaviour, emotions and physiological stress response will be assessed. In addition, change in n-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid status (compliance), anthropometry, body composition, vitamin D status, inflammatory markers, growth markers, physical activity and diet will be measured. Outcomes will be analysed with focus on potential gender- and genotype-specific effects.

Conditions

• Cardiometabolic Health
• Cognitive Function

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Oily fish	A selection of oily fish, including salmon, herring and mackerel, provided for dinner and lunch
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Poultry	A selection of poultry, mainly chicken, provided for dinner and lunch

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-08-01
• Primary completion: 2017-06-23
• Completion: 2017-06-23
• First posted: 2016-06-22
• Last updated: 2017-06-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark