Krill Oil as Supplementation to Healthy Young Adults.

University of Bergen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Krill oil low dose; Dietary Supplement: Krill oil high dose

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT02053415

Krill oil pilot-2014

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to examine whether 4 weeks daily intake of krill oil can change the omega-3 index (content of the long chained fatty acids EPA and DHA in relation to the total fatty acids) in the membrane in red blood cells. We investigate this at two different doses. Furthermore, the purpose of the study is also to examine the effect of the krill oil intake on plasma lipids (triacylglycerol, phospholipids and cholesterol), plasma fatty acid composition, as well as product tolerance in healthy, young individuals.

Enrollment: 35 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 36 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy young adults

Exclusion criteria

• Disease/illness
• Not able to swallow supplements in capsule form
• Not willing to take blood samples

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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35 participants in 2 patient groups

Krill oil low dose

Experimental group

Description:

3 capsules krill oil per day, for 28 days

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Krill oil low dose

Krill oil high dose

Experimental group

Description:

9 capsules krill oil per day, for 28 days

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Krill oil high dose