Bioavailability and metabolic effects in humans of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acid after consumption of naturally enriched cow milk

ISRCTN ISRCTN16004121
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN16004121
Secondary identifying numbers cb0603-feiraco-ul02
Submission date
02/02/2010
Registration date
26/02/2010
Last edited
26/02/2010
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English Summary

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Emilio Ros
Scientific

Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
C/ Villaroel 170
barcelona
08036
Spain

Phone +34 93 2279383
Email eros@clinic.ub.es

Study information

Study designRandomised double-blind parallel group feeding intervention study
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeDiagnostic
Participant information sheet Can be found at http://www.ciberobn.es/media/faq/Oficina%20de%20Proyectos/HOJA%20DE%20INFORMACIÓN%20AL%20PARTICIPANTE%20%20Y%20CI.doc
Scientific titleBioavailability and metabolic effects in humans of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acid after consumption of naturally enriched cow milk: a randomised double blind parallel group trial
Study hypothesisIncluding linseed in the feed of milk-producing animals provides polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), mainly linoleic and alpha-linoleic acids, which rumen bacteria transform into longer-chain (and more unsaturated) derivatives and cis-9, trans-11 conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) that are incorporated into milk. Both n-3 PUFA and CLA are suggested to have beneficial effects on cardiovascular risk and adiposity, respectively.

Our hypothesis is that, compared to the daily intake during 6 weeks of 500 ml of milk obtained froms cows eating regular feed, intake during 6 weeks of 500 ml of milk from similar cows fed 5% extruded linseed will be associated with an increase of n-3 PUFA and CLA in plasma, thus demonstrating their bioavailability from milk.
Ethics approval(s)Institutional Review Board of the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona approved on the 7th April 2009 (ref: 2009/4920)
ConditionNutrition
InterventionExperimental group: 500 ml/day of test milk
Control group: 500 ml/day of regular milk

The methodology is the same for participants in the two arms of the study, except for the milk product given (milk naturally enriched in n-3 fatty acids and CLA in one arm, plain milk in the other arm). A requisite for entry is that participants are overweight and do not consume fermented milk products or fatty fish more than once per week. They are instructed to follow their usual diet and physical activity throughout the study, which lasts 6 weeks, and consume 500 ml per day of the corresponding milk, which is provided in 1 litre containers labelled as A or B to mask the composition. On week -1 and week 5 participants fill in 7-day food records, and on days 1 and 42 they undergo medical questionnaires, anthropometric and blood pressure measurements, and venipuncture. Also on day 42 they bring empty milk containers to recount and measure adherence. There is no further follow-up after 6 weeks, but participants are given copies of biochemical analyses and will be given a brief explanation of the results of the study once they become available.

Anthropometry (height, weight and waist circumference) and blood pressure are determined by standard methods. 7-day food records are translated into nutrients by using the Food Processor, Version 8.44 software (ESHA Research, Salem, OR) adapted to nutrient databases of specific Mediterranean foods when appropriate. Blood glucose and lipids are analysed by standard enzymatic methods; safety haematological and biochemical analytes by standard clinical laboratory automated methods; and plasma fatty acids by gas chromatography.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureDetermination of plasma fatty acid content at baseline and after 6 weeks of consumption of experimental and control milks
Secondary outcome measures1. Medical record, including anthropometric measurements (height, weight and waist circumference) and blood pressure at baseline and end of treatment
2. Food, energy and nutrient intake assessed by 7-day food records prior to entry and on the last week of intervention
3. Blood chemistry, with safety profile (complete blood count, fasting blood glucose, creatinine, uric acid, alanine aminotransferase [ALT], aspartate aminotransferase [AST], gamma-glutamyl transferase [GGT], and total protein) and lipid profiles (total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein [HDL] cholesterol, low density lipopotein [LDL] cholesterol and triglycerides) at baseline and the end of treatment
Overall study start date01/05/2009
Overall study end date31/01/2010

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participants38
Participant inclusion criteria1. Healthy men and women volunteers
2. Aged between 18 and 50 years
3. Overweight (body mass index [BMI] between 25.0 and 29.9 kg/m^2)
4. Sign an informed consent
Participant exclusion criteria1. Subjects with a prior history of cardiovascular disease, cancer, any severe chronic disease, psychiatric condition, alcoholism or drug abuse
2. Milk intolerance
3. Intake of fish oil capsules or fish oil enriched foods in the prior 3 months
4. Consumption of fatty fish more than once per week
5. BMI outside of pre-specified range
Recruitment start date01/05/2009
Recruitment end date31/01/2010

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Spain

Study participating centre

Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
barcelona
08036
Spain

Sponsor information

Feiraco Lacteos S.L. (Spain)
Industry

Apartado 19
Negreira
A Coruña
15830
Spain

Website http://www.feiraco.es/

Funders

Funder type

Government

Feiraco Lacteos S.L. (Spain)

No information available

Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación [MICINN]) (Spain)

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Carlos III Institute of Health (Instituto de Salud Carlos III) (Spain)

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CIBER fisiopatología de la obesidad y nutrición (CIBERobn) (Spain)

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Spanish Ministry of Health (Spain) - Health Research Fund (Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias [FIS]) (ref: cd07/00083)

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Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan