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NCT06538324Completed

Response to an Intervention With Omega-3 (RIO - Study)

Response to an Intervention With Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Lipid and Inflammatory Profiles in Overweight and Obese Individuals With Hypertriglyceridemia in Valdivia, Chile (RIO - Study)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 25 Sept 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The RIO-Study project is a randomized, controlled, double-blind, crossover trial aimed at determining the effectiveness of omega-3 fatty acids at nutritional doses on lipid metabolism and inflammation in overweight and obese individuals with hypertriglyceridemia in Chile.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40 (actual)
First submitted
10 Jul 2024
Start date
30 Jul 2024
Primary completion date
30 Jun 2025
Lead sponsor
Universidad San Sebastián
Diseases
Obesity
NCT number
NCT06538324

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 40
  • From 30 Jul 2024 to the primary completion date, 30 Jun 2025
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.

Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • If you consume Omega-3 (you must stop consumption at least 10 weeks prior).
  • Use of medications that affect lipid metabolism: Fibrates. (Statins will be allowed only if the treatment has been ongoing for over 3 months).
  • Blood donation two months before or during the study period.

Other illness

  • Uncontrolled metabolic and chronic diseases (reference parameters for the disease in question will be considered).
  • Allergy or intolerance to gluten, milk protein and/or lactose, or any ingredient in the capsules (omega-3, oleic acid oil).

Lab values

  • Triglycerides \> 215 mg/dL.

Other

  • Unable to give informed consent.
  • Normal or Obesity Nutritional Status. Large weight variation (\>10%) in the last 3 months.
  • Blood pressure \> 140/90 mmHg.
  • Pregnant women or those who are breastfeeding.
  • Excessive alcohol consumption (\>3 cans of beer per day)
  • Taking anticoagulants.

Who the study is looking for

  • Adults between 18 and 65 years old, male and female.
  • Body mass index (BMI) between 25 - 34,9 kg/m2.
  • Fasting triglycerides between 100-215 mg/dL (1.13-2.43 mmol/L).

Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.

SiteCityCountrySite status
Universidad San Sebastián
Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status
ValdiviaChileUnknown status

This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.