Status:
COMPLETED
Fish Oil and Inflammation in Overweight Subjects
Lead Sponsor:
Aalborg University Hospital
Conditions:
Overweight
Eligibility:
All Genders
30-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of acute and short-term intervention with fish oil on inflammatory markers in overweight subjects.
Detailed Description
Being overweight is associated with metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes mellitus (type 2). Adipose tissue can be regarded as an active organ, which produces an array of inflammato...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Waist circumference ≥ 80 cm (females) or ≥ 94 cm (males)
- Postmenopausal (females)
Exclusion
- Daily intake of fish oil capsules
- Daily intake of NSAIDs
- HbA1c ≥ 8%
- Serum creatinine ≤ 30 mL/min
- Chronic inflammatory disease
- Other serious illness
- Inability to informed consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00885053
Start Date
April 1 2009
End Date
December 1 2009
Last Update
January 26 2010
Active Locations (1)
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Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital
Aalborg, Denmark, 9000