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NCT Number: NCT00901589

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Postmenopause Premenopause

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Center for cardiovascular research, Aalborg Hospital

Aalborg, 9000, Denmark

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • age 18-70 years old
  • healthy or well-treated chronic disease

Exclusion criteria

  • hormone treatment
  • foreseen compliance problem
  • fish oil consumers

Treatment and study plan

marine n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

Dietary Supplement

Four capsules daily containing 2.2 g marine n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in total

Other names: Fish oil

thistle oil

Dietary Supplement

four capsules a day

Primary outcomes

  1. Content of marine n-PUFAs as percent of total content of fatty acids in adipose tissue and in platelets before and after intervention

Secondary outcomes

  1. Measurement of oestrogen concentrations in blood before and after intervention

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Aalborg University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
May 14, 2009
Registry last updated
May 14, 2009

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