Hallelujah Acres Omega 3 Fat Study

February 17, 2016 updated by: Hallelujah Acres
This research is being done to study the effect of taking flax seed oil and fish oil on blood lipids in vegetarians following the Hallelujah Diet. Omega 3 fats are important to our health and we want to see how effective both flax seed oil and fish oil are in raising your Omega 3 Score (higher is better). The Omega 3 Score is one of many indicators that may show your personal risk of dying suddenly from a heart attack.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study is being conducted to compare the response of individuals to flax seed oil or fish oil, measured by blood lipids. Especially the amount of the long chain omega 3 polyunsaturated fats EPA and DHA will be tested. An omega 3 score for whole blood will be measured. The omega 3 score is the percent sum of omega 3 fats in the blood.

The hypothesis is that 5 grams of fish oil will increase the amount of EPA and DHA in a person's blood to a protective level, and that 30 grams (2 tablespoons) of flax oil will not change the blood levels of EPA significantly and not change the blood concentrations of DHA at all, even for a person consuming a low omega 6 oil diet and following a vegan diet high in fruits and vegetables.

Most of the testing of flax and fish oil has not been done in vegans. This trial will extend this testing to this subpopulation.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

13

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Washington
      • Zillah, Washington, United States, 98953
        • Hallelujah Acres Research Office / Laboratory

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Must have followed the Hallelujah Diet (or very similar diet) for at least the last two years,
  • Must have stable body weight (not gained or lost more than 5 pounds of weight over the last three months)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy (all pregnant women should take fish oil, not flax seed oil)
  • Currently using fish oil, or flax seed oil,EPA, DHA, or flax seed oil with added DHA
  • Eating more than 2 teaspoons of flax seed per day
  • Diabetes (fish oil may affect blood sugar levels)
  • Generally poor health

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Flax Oil and then Fish Oil
All people in the study will use the flax seed oil and then the fish oil.
Dietary supplement: Organic flax seed oil
2 tablespoons of organic flax seed oil are eaten daily for 8 weeks.
Other Names:
  • Flora Flax Oil, organic.
Dietary supplement: fish oil
5 grams (1 tsp.) of fish oil is eaten per day for 8 weeks.
Other Names:
  • Pharmax LLC Finest Pure Fish Oil

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Omega 3 Score
Time Frame: 8 weeks of supplementation before testing
A finger prick blood sample is analyzed for fatty acids, including the amount of omega 3 fats in the blood. The Omega 3 Score is the amount of EPA and DHA in whole blood as a percent of fat.
8 weeks of supplementation before testing

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Hallelujah Acres

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Michael Donaldson, PhD, Hallelujah Acres

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 23, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 24, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

January 25, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 19, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 17, 2016

Last Verified

February 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 20111700

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