Status:
COMPLETED
Dietary Fat, Eicosanoids and Breast Cancer Risk
Lead Sponsor:
USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
Conditions:
Breast Cancer
Eligibility:
FEMALE
40-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The primary objective of this investigation is to determine whether diets designed to increase plasma n3 concentrations (a low fat diet, with or without n3 fatty acid enrichment), will favorably affec...
Detailed Description
The guiding concept of our proposal is that both the total fat and the fatty acid composition of the diet contribute to a milieu associated with the risk for sex-hormone mediated cancers. Specifically...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Postmenopausal women
- 45 to 70 years old,
- at least one year since their last menstrual period
- not using hormone replacement therapy,
- BMI between 19 -29
- willingness to discontinue use of over-the-counter medications with anti-prostaglandin activity such as aspirin or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications
- consumption of a "Typical " American diet with no unusual dietary practices such as compliance with a strict vegetarian diet
- willingness to comply with the demands of the experimental protocol.
Exclusion
- Smoking
- Known disease process, and 3) Use of prescription medications, including hormone replacement therapy.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
18 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01824498
Start Date
January 1 2004
End Date
November 1 2010
Last Update
August 31 2018
Active Locations (1)
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455