Assessment of a dietary intervention designed to optimise nutritional status in women of child-bearing age

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: ong chain n-3 fatty acids intake and status; Mercury intake and status; Iron intake and status; Long chain n-3 fatty acids intake and status; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders; Cardiovascular - Normal development and function of the cardiovascular system; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Other reproductive health and childbirth disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610000572066
• Lead Sponsor: ynne Cobiac

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-07-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy women volunteers 18-50 years of age who are not pregnant and not trying to become pregnant for the duration of the study

Body Mass Index [BMI] >=18.5 to <30 kg/m2 and relatively stable in body weight over the last 3 months (less than +/- 5% of body weight change)

Provides written informed consent

Willing to comply to study procedures

Exclusion Criteria

Male;
>50 years of age;
Currently pregnant or trying to become pregnant, lactating, perimenopausal or postmenopausal;
BMI< 18.5 or >=30 kg/m2 or high variation in body weight over the last 3 months (+/- 5% or more of body weight change) or has intention to modify weight status during the study period;
Daily consumer of fish oil or other supplements which could interfere with lipid metabolism;
Bleeding disorder;
Type 1 or type 2 diabetes (fasting blood glucose >=7mmol/L);
Cardiovascular disease (e.g. unstable angina, heart failure, hypertension {systolic blood pressure [SBP] >140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure [DBP] >90 mmHg, average of two readings});
Dyslipidaemia (total cholesterol > 5.5 mmol/L or triglyceride > 2 mmol/L);
Chronic inflammatory disease (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s Disease, ulcerative colitis);
Taking any medication or suffering from any condition that is incompatible with the study (e.g. regular users of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs);
Seafood allergy;
Vegetarian or vegan;
Irregular physical activity pattern during study period;
Usual diet includes more than one fatty fish meal per week on average;
Women working in occupations with regular exposure to mercury

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified