Brain health breakthrough? study tests vitamin combo to fight dementia
NCT ID NCT07312435
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether taking B-vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids together can slow brain aging in older adults. Researchers will measure a blood marker of brain shrinkage in 96 people over 65 with low vitamin levels. The goal is to see if this simple nutritional supplement can help protect against cognitive decline and dementia.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 96 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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65 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 65 years * A low baseline B-vitamin status as assessed by plasma tHcy \> 11 μmol/L * Normal MMSE score (\>25) Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to give informed consent * Fatty fish intake \> 2 times per week * daily omega-3 supplementation * daily B-vitamin supplementation * history of B12-injections * Serum creatinine \> 90 μmol/L for women and \> 105 μmol/L for men (above reference values) * aspirin use * renal disease * active cancer * Participants can be included if they accept to not take omega-3 supplementation or B-vitamin supplements during the study. They should stop using it and wait 12 weeks before they are invited to a screening visit.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo
RECRUITINGOslo, Norway
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