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Registration number
NCT05491759
Ethics application status
Date submitted
4/08/2022
Date registered
8/08/2022
Date last updated
24/10/2023

Titles & IDs
Public title
A Study to Determine Optimal Absorption of Single Dose Omega-3
Scientific title
A Randomised Three-way Cross Over Study to Determine the Optimal Absorption of an Omega-3 Supplement Administered as a Single Oral Dose to Healthy Volunteers
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
BTFISH-22
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Optimal Gastrointestinal Absorption of Omega-3 0 0
Condition category
Condition code

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Product 1 - AquaCelle Fish Oil Triglyceride
Treatment: Drugs - Product 2 - AquaCelle Fish Oil Ethyl Ester
Treatment: Drugs - Product 3 - Standard Fish Oil Triglyceride

Experimental: Product 1 - AquaCelle Fish Oil Triglyceride - 1 dose of 2 capsules equivalent to 1.6g Fish Oil Triglyceride (standardised to contain 1120 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid (EPA+DHA)) and 0.4g AquaCelle The dose will be consumed orally with 250 mL water.

Experimental: Product 2 - AquaCelle Fish Oil Ethyl Ester - 1 dose of 2 capsules equivalent to 1.6g Fish Oil Ethyl Ester (standardised to contain 1120 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid (EPA+DHA)) and 0.28g AquaCelle The dose will be consumed orally with 250 mL water.

Experimental: Product 3 - Standard Fish Oil Triglyceride - 1 dose of 2 capsules equivalent to 1.6g Fish Oil Triglyceride (standardised to contain 1120 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid (EPA+DHA)).

The dose will be consumed orally with 250 mL water.


Treatment: Drugs: Product 1 - AquaCelle Fish Oil Triglyceride
1 dose of 2 capsules equivalent to 1.6g Fish Oil Triglyceride (standardised to contain 1120 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid (EPA+DHA)) and 0.4g AquaCelle.

Treatment: Drugs: Product 2 - AquaCelle Fish Oil Ethyl Ester
1 dose of 2 capsules equivalent to 1.6g Fish Oil Ethyl Ester (standardised to contain 1120 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid (EPA+DHA)) and 0.28g AquaCelle

Treatment: Drugs: Product 3 - Standard Fish Oil Triglyceride
1 dose of 2 capsules equivalent to 1.6g Fish Oil Triglyceride (standardised to contain 1120 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid (EPA+DHA)).
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Plasma EPA+DHA as measured by AUC0-24
Timepoint [1] 0 0
0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 24 hours post ingestion
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Cmax
Timepoint [1] 0 0
24 hours post ingestion
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Tmax
Timepoint [2] 0 0
24 hours post ingestion

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Male and females over 19 years and otherwise healthy
* Healthy BMI >18.0 and <30.0
* Able to provide informed consent
* Agree to arrive fasted on the day of the trial
* Agree to participate in all arms of the study
Minimum age
19 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
Key exclusion criteria
* Unstable or serious illness [e.g. kidney, liver (including NAFLD), GIT, heart conditions, diabetes, thyroid gland function malignancy]*
* Any treatment that included radiation or chemotherapy within the previous 2 years
* Receiving/prescribed coumandin (Warfarin), heparin, daltaparin, enoxaparin or other anticoagulation therapy.
* Regular use of supplements containing the investigational material (e.g. Omega-3 fatty acids), in the last 3 months, regular consumption of foods containing the investigational material (e.g. fish for omega-3) #
* Active smokers, nicotine, alcohol, drug abuse
* Chronic past and/or current alcohol use (>14 alcoholic drinks week)
* Allergic to any of the ingredients (i.e., fish oil)
* Pregnant or lactating women
* Any condition which in the opinion of the investigator makes the participant unsuitable for inclusion

* An unstable illness is any illness that is currently not being treated with a stable dose of medication or is fluctuating in severity. A serious illness is a condition that carries a risk of mortality, negatively impacts quality of life and daily function and/or is burdensome in symptoms and/or treatments.

* Regular use or consumption is considered if participants are consuming omega containing supplements or foods on 3 or more days per week.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Other
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s


The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Crossover
Other design features
Phase
Phase 4
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
4/08/2022
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
28/09/2022
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
22
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
QLD
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
RDC Global Pty Ltd - Brisbane
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
4006 - Brisbane

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
RDC Clinical Pty Ltd
Address
Country

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
This is a randomised three-way cross over study comparing the optimal absorption of a single dose of fish oil using 3 different forms to one another on increasing blood concentrations of fatty acids in 24 healthy adult participants aged 19 years and over.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05491759
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 0 0
David Briskey, PhD
Address 0 0
The University of Queensland
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 0 0
Address 0 0
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for scientific queries



Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05491759