Fish Intervention and Learning Abilities (FINS)

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cognitive Enhancement

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Fish Meals; Dietary Supplement: Placebo

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01951937

FINS-547

Details and patient eligibility

About

In the FINS study we test - in a randomized non blinded intervention study- the hypothesis that increased intake of salmon will improve cognitive performance of children aged 4 years to 6 years in the Munich area (Germany), who habitually consume little fish.

Full description

Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) of the n-3 series, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and most prominently docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), are considered important for neural development during pre- and postnatal development.

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 6 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 4-6 years

Exclusion criteria

• severe illness
• child dislikes fish

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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200 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Fish Meals

Active Comparator group

Description:

3 Fish meals per week for 4 months

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Fish Meals

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Habitual diet

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Placebo