Omega-3 Fatty Acids as Adjunctive Treatment for Adolescents With Eating Disorders

McMaster University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Eating Disorder

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplement

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01985178

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Details and patient eligibility

About

Eating disorders are conditions that are defined by abnormal eating habits that involve insufficient or excessive food intake. With regards to treating these disorders, there is an increasing interest in fat deprivation due to a lack of proper diet, particularly dietary fats such as polyunsaturated fatty acids. These fatty acids are essential components of the brain and are important for normal functioning of the body. Since the body cannot synthesize these fats, it has to rely completely on diet to obtain a sufficient amount. Hence, diets that lack sufficient fats or under fasting conditions, the imbalance of these fats can severely alter brain functions. The investigators want to see if these supplements are well tolerated and accepted by adolescent patients with eating disorders.

Enrollment: 21 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• diagnosis of Eating Disorder, less than 18 years of age

Exclusion criteria

• unable to read and understand English

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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21 participants in 1 patient group

Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplement

Experimental group

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplement