Changes in Blood Lipids After Long-term Consumption of n-3 LC-PUFA-Enriched Dairy Products

NCT ID: NCT00639041

Last Updated: 2011-09-22

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

51 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-04-30

Study Completion Date

2007-05-31

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

The study was performed to investigate the effects of n-3 LC-PUFA supplemented dairy products cardiovascular risk factors in hypertriglyceridemic patients.

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

Recent studies suggest that n-3 LC-PUFA intake might be useful to prevent coronary heart diseases.

As a precondition for participating in this study, the patients were provided information in writing and verbally about the details of the study. Informed consent was obtained from all volunteers. Before the beginning of the study, all participants were subject to a medical examination by their general practitioners. Fifty-one hypertriglyceridemic patients (25 f, 26 m; with triacylglyceride (TAG) values ≥ 150 mg/dl or ≥ 1.7 mmol/L) entered the study.

The placebo-controlled, randomized double-blind cross-over study consisted of two investigation periods of 15 weeks, with a ten-week washout period in between. After the washout period the intervention was crossed between the groups and the respective products were consumed for another 15 weeks. Patients received about 40 g fat daily (200 g yoghurt with 3.8% fat, 30 g cheese with about 50% fat in the dry matter, and 20-30 g butter). The milk fat was partially exchanged by special oils (fish oil, rapeseed oil) with high amounts of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and alpha linolenic acid (ALA). The daily dose of n-3 FA amounted to 3.3 g, consisting of 1.5 g EPA, 1.2 g DHA, 0.2 g DPA, and 0.2 g ALA.

Venous blood and 24h urine were collected at the beginning and at the end of each period.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Hypertriglyceridemia

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

dairy products without special oils

n-3 LC-PUFA

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

n-3 LC-PUFA

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

n-3 LC-PUFA supplemented dairy products (yoghurt, cheese, butter): 3.3 g n-3 FA/d

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

n-3 LC-PUFA

n-3 LC-PUFA supplemented dairy products (yoghurt, cheese, butter): 3.3 g n-3 FA/d

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

dairy products without special oils

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* TAG values ≥ 150 mg/dl or ≥ 1.7 mmol/L

Exclusion Criteria

* blood diluted medications
* lipid lowering medications
* glucocorticoids
* gastrointestinal or metabolic diseases (e.g., diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, hypercholesteremic patients with familial previous impacts)
* daily alcohol abuse
* taking dietary supplements (e. g., fish oil capsules, vitamin E)
* known allergies or foodstuff indigestibility
Minimum Eligible Age

43 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

69 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

University of Jena

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

Learn about the lead researchers overseeing the trial and their institutional affiliations.

Gerhard Jahreis, Prof. Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Jena, Dept. of Nutritional Physiology

Locations

Explore where the study is taking place and check the recruitment status at each participating site.

Facility: University of Jena, Institute of Nutrition, Department of Nutritional Physiology

Jena, Thuringia, Germany

Site Status

Countries

Review the countries where the study has at least one active or historical site.

Germany

References

Explore related publications, articles, or registry entries linked to this study.

Dawczynski C, Martin L, Wagner A, Jahreis G. n-3 LC-PUFA-enriched dairy products are able to reduce cardiovascular risk factors: a double-blind, cross-over study. Clin Nutr. 2010 Oct;29(5):592-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2010.02.008. Epub 2010 Mar 20.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20304540 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

[email protected]

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

LSEP H26_06

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id