Effects of Cetoleic Acid on Atherosclerosis (Ketolinsyre's Effekt på Aterosklerose)

NCT ID: NCT06172335

Last Updated: 2025-01-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

70 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-01-03

Study Completion Date

2027-12-31

Brief Summary

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In this Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) we want to study the effect of an oil with high concentrations of cetoelic acid (C22:n1-11) (intervention) compared to supplements with a low concentration of cetoleic acid (control), but with equivalent content of EPA og DHA, on plasma levels of epa and dha as well as atherosclerotic markers, glucose, c-peptide and triglycerides in a patient group with a metabolically unfavorable phenotype.

Our primary endpoints are changes in the concentration of EPA and DHA in plasma.

Detailed Description

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This is a randomized double-blinded controlled trial (randomized 1:1). Study population: men and women 20-70 years with a metabolically unfavorable phenotype defined as: triglycerides \> 1.7 mmol/L and waist measurement \> 80 cm (women) and \> 94 cm (men).

Study design:

* 3 weeks run-in-period where all participants consume control capsules every morning.
* Randomization intervention: control (1:1). All participants consume their capsules (control or intervention) for 4 weeks.

The intervention oil is consists of an oil high in cetoleic acid and the control oil is low in cetoleic acid. Both the intervention oil and the control oil are a mix of different oils; fish oils, olive oil, "high-oleic sunflower oil" and rapeseed oil so that the content of EPA, DHA and ALA is similar in the two oils.

Power calculation and sample size:

It was expected a difference of 15% in n-3 between the groups after the intervention (Østbye et al. 2019, doi:10.1017/S0007114519001478).

The level of significance was set to 5% (two-sided) and the power to 80%. A total of thirty-eight subjects were required to participate in the study, but a high dropout rate was expected (20%) and it was considered necessary to include a total of seventy (n=70) subjects (thirty-five per arm).

Conditions

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Metabolic Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomized double-blinded controlled trial (Randomized 1:1, control:intervention).

Run-in period of 3 weeks where all participants receive the control capsules.
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators
All participant, the major investigator, study coordinator and the study staff are blinded for the randomizing. The capsules and capsule containers will only be identifiable by the ID (identifying) numbers on the containers.

Allocation of participants to the specific intervention group is carried out by a statistician and one person not involved in conducting the study.

Study Groups

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Intervention (Cetoleic acid)

6 x capsules intervention oil (oil = mix of fish oils, olive oil, high-oleic sunflower oil and rapeseed oil) with high content of cetoleic acid (1780 mg/day, estimated: 29,76%) every morning for 4 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cetoleic acid

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Very long monounsaturated fatty acid (C22:1n-11)

Control oil

6 x capsules control oil (oil= mix of fish oils, olive oil, high-oleic sunflower oil and rapeseed oil) with low content of cetoleic acid (35 mg/day, estimated 0.58%) every morning for 4 weeks.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Control oil

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Mix of oils with low cetoleic acid content

Interventions

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Cetoleic acid

Very long monounsaturated fatty acid (C22:1n-11)

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Control oil

Mix of oils with low cetoleic acid content

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Triglycerides \> 1.7 mmol/L
* Waist measurement \> 80 cm (women) and \> 94 cm (men)

Exclusion Criteria

* Chronic disease (liver/kidney/metabolism)
* Ongoing active cancer treatment
* Excessive alcohol consumption (\>40g/day)
* Pregnant/breastfeeding or planned pregnancy during the intervention
* High intake of fish (\>3 weekly meals)
* Level of free thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) outside reference ranges.
* Hypertension (≥ 160/ 100 mmHg)
* Total cholesterol \> 7.8 mmol/L
* Blood donation during the intervention period
* Difficulty following the protocol
* Smoking or sniffing
* Regular use (\> 1 day/week) of anti-inflammatory drugs
* Regular use of omega-3 supplements/cod liver oil
* Drug use other than stable use of statins, hypertension drugs (Ca antagonists, diuretics and beta blockers).
* Hormonal treatment excluding stable use of thyroxine and birth control pills/contraceptive rod
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Oslo

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Oslo University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Kirsten Bjørklund Holven

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Kirsten B. Holven, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Oslo University Hospital

Locations

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Oslo University Hospital

Oslo, , Norway

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Norway

Central Contacts

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Kirsten B. Holven, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+4722851361

Iselin S. Holen, MSc

Role: CONTACT

+4722894882

Facility Contacts

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Kirsten B Holven, Professor

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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605236

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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