Plant-Based Omega-3s tested for heart health in High-Risk patients
NCT ID NCT01566188
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether omega-3 supplements from plants can improve blood vessel function in people with high blood pressure and metabolic syndrome. About 95 adults with treated hypertension and at least two signs of metabolic syndrome took part. Researchers measured artery dilation and stiffness to see if the supplement helped.
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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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95 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jan 2011
- Finished
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Jan 2014
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Female and male patients with treated essential hypertension (blood pressure values\<140/90 mmHg under antihypertensive treatment). * Presence of at least two of the following criteria of the metabolic syndrome: abdominal girth \>102 cm in men or \>88 cm in women, HDL-C\<0.4 g/L in men or \<0.5 g/L in women, fasting triglyceride \>1.5 g/L (or specific treatment for these lipid abnormalities), fasting glucose \>1.10 g/L. Exclusion Criteria: * Secondary hypertension, myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, stroke or transient ischemia, cardiac failure, diabetes (or fasting glucose\>1.26 g/L) or renal failure (MDRD \< 50 ml/min) * Severe hypercholesterolemia (total cholesterol \> 2.5 g/l), alcohol or drug abuse, toxicomania, or clinically significant abnormalities in other current biological parameters.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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George Pompidou European Hospital
Paris, 75000, France
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Mahes Hospital
Fleury-Mérogis, 91700, France
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Rangueil University Hospital
Toulouse, 31059, France
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Rouen University Hospital
Rouen, 76031, France
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