Status:

COMPLETED

Fish Oil Supplementation in Lactation

Lead Sponsor:

University of Copenhagen

Collaborating Sponsors:

Danish Research Agency

BASF

Conditions:

Development and Health

Eligibility:

FEMALE

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The main purpose of the study was to examine whether fish oil supplementation of lactating mothers affect infant development during first year of life, focusing on visual and mental development. A fol...

Detailed Description

Background: Studies indicate that infants, who are fed formula without n-3 LCPUFA, have slower visual development than those, who receive n-3 LCPUFA in breast-milk. The mental development seems also ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Pregnant women with uncomplicated singleton pregnancy
  • No metabolic disorders and prepregnancy BMI \< 30 kg/m2
  • Intention to exclusively breast-feed for 4 mo
  • Fish intake below the Danish mean or above 80th percentile (reference group)

Exclusion

  • Pre- or post term delivery (\< 37 or \> 43 wks of gestation)
  • Abnormal weight for gestation (outside 10th-90th percentile range)
  • Apgar score 5 min after delivery \< 8
  • Infant admission to a neonatal department
  • If supplementation did not begin within 2 wks after delivery

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 1998

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

January 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

150 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00266305

Start Date

December 1 1998

End Date

January 1 2007

Last Update

August 14 2008

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Department of Human Nutrition

Frederiksberg, Denmark, DK-1958