Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Sleep and Behavior (Pilot Study)

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Disturbances in Initiating and Maintaining Sleep, Behavior Problem

In brief

The aim of this feasibility study is to determine whether a nutritional intervention in children and their parents can improve their sleep quality and behavior. The study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel trial of omega-3 supplementation to children and their mothers.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03694314

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

29

Starts

2018-05-15

Expected to finish

2019-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2019-10-08

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 9. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• child between ages 5-9 with mother available to participate in intervention study

You may not qualify if…

• intellectual disability
• significant psychiatric and physical illness
• extensive use of nutritional supplements within the past three months
• seafood allergy
• diabetes

Where it is running

• University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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