Fish Oil Trials in Pregnancy for the Prevention of Pregnancy Complications ('FOTIP')

NCT ID: NCT02229526

Last Updated: 2014-09-01

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1619 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1990-01-31

Study Completion Date

1999-12-31

Brief Summary

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The initial trial examined if fish oil supplementation during pregnancy could reduce the risk of pregnancy induced hypertension, intrauterine growth retardation, and preterm birth in pregnancies that were at increased risk of these complications. The study was designed as a multi-centre clinical trial based in 19 hospitals in seven countries in Europe.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Preterm Birth Intrauterine Growth Retardation Pregnancy Induced Hypertension

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Low dose fish oil

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Low dose fish oil

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Four 1g gelatine capsules with fish oil (Pikasol: 32 % eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n-3), 23 % docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3) and 2 mg tocopherol/ml)) corresponding to 2.7 g n-3 fatty acids per day.

Low dose olive oil

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Low dose olive oil

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Four 1 g capsules with olive oil (72 % oleic acid (18:1n-9) and 12 % linoleic acid (18:2n-6)) per day.

High dose fish oil

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

High dose fish oil

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Nine 1g gelatine capsules with fish oil (Pikasol: 32 % eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n-3), 23 % docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3) and 2 mg tocopherol/ml)) corresponding to 6.1 g n-3 fatty acids per day.

High dose olive oil

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

High dose olive oil

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Nine 1g gelatine capsules with olive oil (72 % oleic acid (18:1n-9) and 12 % linoleic acid (18:2n-6)) per day.

Interventions

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Low dose fish oil

Four 1g gelatine capsules with fish oil (Pikasol: 32 % eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n-3), 23 % docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3) and 2 mg tocopherol/ml)) corresponding to 2.7 g n-3 fatty acids per day.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Low dose olive oil

Four 1 g capsules with olive oil (72 % oleic acid (18:1n-9) and 12 % linoleic acid (18:2n-6)) per day.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

High dose fish oil

Nine 1g gelatine capsules with fish oil (Pikasol: 32 % eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n-3), 23 % docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3) and 2 mg tocopherol/ml)) corresponding to 6.1 g n-3 fatty acids per day.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

High dose olive oil

Nine 1g gelatine capsules with olive oil (72 % oleic acid (18:1n-9) and 12 % linoleic acid (18:2n-6)) per day.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Other Intervention Names

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Pikasol Pikasol

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* The low dose (prophylactic) section enrolled women who after 16 weeks of gestation had been identified with an uncomplicated pregnancy, who in an earlier pregnancy had experienced preterm delivery (this was subgroup 1)
* Intrauterine growth retardation (subgroup 2) or pregnancy induced hypertension (subgroup 3)
* Women who had been identified with twin pregnancies (subgroup 4)
* The high dose ('therapeutic') section enrolled women with threatening pre-eclampsia (subgroup 5) or suspected intrauterine growth retardation in the current pregnancy (subgroup 6).

Exclusion Criteria

* Diabetes mellitus in or before pregnancy
* Diagnosed severe fetal malformation or hydrops in current pregnancy
* Suspicion in current pregnancy, or occurrence in an earlier pregnancy, of placental abruption
* Drug or alcohol abuse
* Regular intake of fish oil or of non-steroidal antiinflammatory agents or other drugs with an effect on thombocyte function or eicosanoid metabolism
* Allergy to fish products.
Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Rigshospitalet, Denmark

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Sjurdur Frodi Olsen

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sjurdur Frodi Olsen

Chief Physician, Centre-Leader

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Niels J Secher, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Sjurdur F Olsen, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Center for Fetal Programming, Denmark

References

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Olsen SF, Secher NJ, Tabor A, Weber T, Walker JJ, Gluud C. Randomised clinical trials of fish oil supplementation in high risk pregnancies. Fish Oil Trials In Pregnancy (FOTIP) Team. BJOG. 2000 Mar;107(3):382-95. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2000.tb13235.x.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 10740336 (View on PubMed)

Olsen SF, Osterdal ML, Salvig JD, Weber T, Tabor A, Secher NJ. Duration of pregnancy in relation to fish oil supplementation and habitual fish intake: a randomised clinical trial with fish oil. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2007 Aug;61(8):976-85. doi: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602609. Epub 2007 Feb 7.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 17299499 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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DT2006-41-6257

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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