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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 13 January 2015
Main ID:  ISRCTN58176213
Date of registration: 19/12/2005
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Friesland Foods (The Netherlands)
Public title: Friso MUM, the activity of a health supplement during pregnancy and lactation
Scientific title: The effect of high docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-fish oil and arachidonic acid (AA) suppletion during pregnancy and lactation on long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCP) status of mother and child and on the neurological development of the baby
Date of first enrolment: 01/11/2004
Target sample size: 300
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN58176213
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomised double-blind, placebo controlled, parallel group trial (Treatment)  
Phase: 
Countries of recruitment
Netherlands
Contacts
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Affiliation: 
Name: Saskia A    van Goor
Address:  University Medical Center Groningen Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Postblok CMC-V-1 floor P.O. Box 30001 9700 RB Groningen Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)50 3610399
Email: s.a.van.goor@lc.umcg.nl
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Apparently healthy pregnant women
2. Para 0 or 1
3. Inclusion should take place prior to the 16th week of pregnancy

Exclusion criteria: 1. Hyperemesis Gravidarum
2. Vegetarian or vegan
3. Pregnant with twins
4. Diabetes Mellitus type 1
5. Usage of health supplements with fatty acids, tryptophan or melatonin


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Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Developmental disorder
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Mixed specific developmental disorders
Intervention(s)
Everybody receives a multivitamin supplement (designed for pregnant women). As well as this we compare placebo versus DHA versus DHA/AA.
Primary Outcome(s)
Neurological development of the baby (Neurological Optimality Score and General Movements)
Secondary Outcome(s)
1. Mood, cognitive functioning and sleeping rhythm of the mother
2. LCP status in red blood cells of mother (16th and 36th week) and child (12 weeks after birth), umbilical cord, breast milk (2 and 12 weeks after birth)
Secondary ID(s)
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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