Erythrocyte Omega-3 Fatty Acid Content in Elite Athletes (O3Sport)

Centre d'Alt Rendiment

Status and phase: Completed; Early Phase 1

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: 3 Gums; Dietary Supplement: 2 Gums

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02610270

CAR-2

Details and patient eligibility

About

A suitable concentration of omega-3 fatty acids in relation to omega 6 is considered necessary for a good cell function and prevention of various inflammatory processes. Diet and supplementation are the fundamental procedures to achieve the reference values for several years. Athletes are individuals under physical stress and higher tissue restoration, while maintaining adequate diets they show, as the rest of humans, lower than desired levels. In the present study the investigators aims to determine the modification of those levels by the administration of two different doses of a given product, keeping the same model of diet and physical and competition.

Full description

The study aims to assess concentrations of the different fatty acids in the erythrocyte membrane before and after administration of a compound with high quality omega3 (EPA and DHA) in two different doses, compared with control group . The period of evaluation and management is four months, one month for the proposed renewal of red blood cells. The composition of the diet, the sports calendar, caloric expenditure and level of training is determined. During the study process it is excluded subjects with injuries or disease processes and ensure that no one take any supplement or modify workouts or diet.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy, young men and women athletes from the Olympic Training Center (OTC) of Sant Cugat del Valles in Barcelona (Spain) (20 to 45 years of age) belonging to different summer sport activities were asked to participate.

Exclusion criteria

• Any type of inflammatory process, or the use of anti-inflammatory medications, consumption of n-3 Fatty Acids (FA) supplements and n-3 FA-supplemented foods in the past 3 months; planning to change dietary habits, or training schedule.
• During the study, any subject that falls under injury or need nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug or get sick by inflammatory or infectious disease.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 3 patient groups

2 Gums

Experimental group

Description:

Athletes that continued their usual training and diet, who took 2 gums of omega 3 (DHA 760 mg) during the experimental period.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: 2 Gums

3 Gums

Experimental group

Description:

Athletes that continued their usual training and diet, who took 3 gums of omega 3 (DHA 1140 mg) during the experimental period.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: 3 Gums

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Athletes and coaches that continued their usual training and diet, but did not take any supplements during the experimental period.