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Red Blood Cell DisorderPhase 4NCT06151548

Effect of Krill Oil Supplementation on Red Blood Cell Physiology Against Changes in Markers of Iron Metabolism.

A Phase 4 study testing THYROX (Atlantic krill oil). in people with Red Blood Cell Disorder and Oxidative Stress, run by Poznan University of Physical Education at 1 site in Poland.

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Trial summary

Research group: the research will be conducted in a homogeneous group of professional rowers (N=30), all competitors qualified for the Polish Youth Rowing Team: aged 18 - 24, because the age group must be homogeneous, the size of the group is about thirty people, which in the case of a homogeneous group will enable… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 24 years
What is being tested?
THYROX (Atlantic krill oil).
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
30 participants
Where
1 sitePoland
Study dates
23 Mar 2024to 24 Jun 2024
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 24 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • training experience a minimum of five years
  • minimum training time per week 240 minutes
  • all competitors qualified for the Polish Youth Rowing Team

Who cannot join

  • health problems,
  • antibiotic therapy,
  • taking other supplements during the study period or a month earlier

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Justyna Cichoń-Woźniak, msc contact

+48 693188023

cichonjustyna95@gmail.com

Anna Skarpańska-Stejnborn, Professor contact

a.skarpanska@awf-gorzow.edu.pl

Poland1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Poznań University of Physical Education

    Poznan, 61-871

    Justyna Cichoń-Woźniak, msc, 693188023 ext. +48, cichonjustyna95@gmail.com

    Anna Skarpańska-Stejnborn, professor

    Recruiting

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About this study

Research group: the research will be conducted in a homogeneous group of professional rowers (N=30), all competitors qualified for the Polish Youth Rowing Team:

  • aged 18 - 24, because the age group must be homogeneous,
  • the size of the group is about thirty people, which in the case of a homogeneous group will enable statistical analyzes to be conducted.
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Rowing performance test: at the beginning and at the end of the training camp, participants will perform a test on a rowing ergometer (Concept II, USA), each subject will have to cover a distance of 2000 m in the shortest possible time, which is the distance starting in rowing competitions. The results of both tests will be considered in the selection for the championship team; therefore, athletes will be well motivated to perform both tests with maximum effort.

The investigators set a research hypothesis that supplementation with krill oil may have a beneficial effect on athletes by limiting lipid peroxidation and inhibiting ferroptosis which in consequence may lead to red blood cell membrane protection.

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All competitors will be randomly divided into two groups (double-blind):

  1. supplemented (n = 15), who will receive four times a day one capsule of a supplement called THYROX (Atlantic krill oil). The daily content of krill oil is 2000 mg, including omega-3 fatty acids 350 mg, EPA - 240 mg, DHA - 110 mg, phospholipids - 800 mg, astaxanthin 200 mg.The supplementation period will be six weeks.
  2. control (n = 15) receiving placebo. MLB Biotrade Sp. z o. o., Poznan, Poland will produce all oil krill supplements and placebo.

Measurement: All determined parameters will be measured with the available equipment in the ZWKF laboratory in Gorzów Wielkopolski and using commercial assay kits. Measurements will be performed by the project contractors.

  1. Polyethylene tubes (2.7ml) containing dipotassium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTAK2) anticoagulant will be used for the following tests:
  2. complete blood count (18 parameters) determined on the MYTHIC 18 hematology analyzer (Orphee Medical, Geneva, Switzerland). White blood cell indices: WBC (white blood cells), LYM (lymphocytes as a percentage), LYM (lymphocytes), MON (monocytes as a percentage), MON (monocytes), GRA (granulocytes as a percentage), GRA (granulocytes). Red blood cell indices: RBC (Red Blood Cells), HGB (Hemoglobin), HCT (Hematocrit), MCV (Mean Corpuscular Volume), MCH (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin), MCHC (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration), RDW (Red Blood cells Distribution Width). Platelet indices: PLT (Platelet), MPV (Mean Platelet Volume), PDW (Platelet Distribution Width), PCT (Thrombocrit).
  3. a manual blood smear will be made by placing a drop of blood on a slide and then spreading it with a uniform motion. After drying, it will be colored by the May Grunwald-Giemsa method according to the procedure. The stained and fixed smear after drying will be viewed under a microscope for quantitative and qualitative assessment.
  4. reticulocyte count will be performed by incubating the collected blood with reticulocyte dye in the proportion specified by the manufacturer. Next, a smear will be made, and after drying, the number of cells will be counted.
  5. Polyethylene clotting activator tubes (9 ml) will be centrifuged to separate the morphotic elements from the serum using a centrifuge (3000 rpm for 10 min). The serum will be pipetted into several Eppendorf tubes, which will then be frozen (temp. -80 °C). All the following biochemical parameters will be determined from the extracted serum:
  6. using the ELISA method by the test manufacturer's instructions. The designations include the flowing parameters:
  • markers of oxidative stress: 4-Hydroxynonenal (4-HNE), Total Antioxidant Capacity (TAC), Heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) and 8-Isoprostane.
  • iron status parameters: hepcidin, soluble transferrin receptor, ferritin, erythroferrone, lactoferrin
  • indicators of muscle damage: myoglobin.
  1. the iron and Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC) levels (Unsaturated Iron Binding Capacity (UIBC) will be calculated from the formula: UIBC = TIBC-iron in serum) will be determined using the colorimetric method on the SPECTROstar Nano reader.
  2. The lactate (La) concentration will be determined from the capillary blood immediately after collection using a commercially available kit (Dr. Lange, Germany).
Being tested
THYROX (Atlantic krill oil)., Placebo
Medical subject headings
Iron Metabolism Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • THYROX (Atlantic krill oil).Drug

    The daily content of krill oil is 2000 mg, including omega-3 fatty acids 350 mg, EPA - 240 mg, DHA - 110 mg, phospholipids - 800 mg, astaxanthin 200 mg.

  • PlaceboDrug

    The control capsules will be made of olive oil of equal size and color.

Study groups in NCT06151548
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
supplementedExperimental(n = 15), who will receive four times a day one capsule of a supplement called THYROX (Atlantic krill oil). The daily content of krill oil is 2000 mg, including omega-3 fatty acids 350 mg, EPA - 240 mg, DHA - 110 mg, phospholipids - 800 mg, astaxanthin 200 mg. The supplementation period will be six weeks.
Receives: Drug: THYROX (Atlantic krill oil).
controlExperimentalreceiving placebo
Receives: Drug: Placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. complete blood count

    (18 parameters) determined on the MYTHIC 18 hematology analyzer (Orphee Medical, Geneva, Switzerland). White blood cell indices: WBC (white blood cells), LYM (lymphocytes as a percentage), LYM (lymphocytes), MON (monocytes as a percentage), MON (monocytes), GRA (granulocytes as a percentage), GRA (granulocytes). Red blood cell indices: RBC (Red Blood Cells), HGB (Hemoglobin), HCT (Hematocrit), MCV (Mean Corpuscular Volume), MCH (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin), MCHC (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration), RDW (Red Blood cells Distribution Width). Platelet indices: PLT (Platelet), MPV (Mean Platelet Volume), PDW (Platelet Distribution Width), PCT (Thrombocrit).

    Measured: Blood samples will be taken from the cubital vein at three-time points: before each stress test (after overnight fasting), one minute after the end of the test, and after a 3-hour recovery period.

  2. a manual blood smear

    will be made by placing a drop of blood on a slide and then spreading it with a uniform motion. After drying, it will be colored by the May Grunwald-Giemsa method according to the procedure. The stained and fixed smear after drying will be viewed under a microscope for quantitative and qualitative assessment.

    Measured: Blood samples will be taken from the cubital vein at three-time points: before each stress test (after overnight fasting), one minute after the end of the test, and after a 3-hour recovery period.

  3. reticulocyte count

    will be performed by incubating the collected blood with reticulocyte dye in the proportion specified by the manufacturer. Next, a smear will be made, and after drying, the number of cells will be counted.

    Measured: Blood samples will be taken from the cubital vein at three-time points: before each stress test (after overnight fasting), one minute after the end of the test, and after a 3-hour recovery period.

  4. markers of oxidative stress

    4-Hydroxynonenal (4-HNE), Total Antioxidant Capacity (TAC), Heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1)and 8-Isoprostane. ELISA method by the test manufacturer's instructions

    Measured: Blood samples will be taken from the cubital vein at three-time points: before each stress test (after overnight fasting), one minute after the end of the test, and after a 3-hour recovery period.

  5. iron status parameters

    hepcidin, soluble transferrin receptor, ferritin erythroferrone and lactoferrin. ELISA method by the test manufacturer's instructions

    Measured: Blood samples will be taken from the cubital vein at three-time points: before each stress test (after overnight fasting), one minute after the end of the test, and after a 3-hour recovery period.

  6. indicators of muscle damage

    mioglobin. ELISA method by the test manufacturer's instructions

    Measured: Blood samples will be taken from the cubital vein at three-time points: before each stress test (after overnight fasting), one minute after the end of the test, and after a 3-hour recovery period.

  7. The iron and TIBC

    the iron and Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC) levels (Unsaturated Iron Binding Capacity (UIBC) will be calculated from the formula: UIBC = TIBC-iron in serum) will be determined using the colorimetric method on the SPECTROstar Nano reader.

    Measured: Blood samples will be taken from the cubital vein at three-time points: before each stress test (after overnight fasting), one minute after the end of the test, and after a 3-hour recovery period.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted30 Nov 2023
  2. Study start23 Mar 2024 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion24 Jun 2024 (estimated)
  4. Study completion24 Jun 2024 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
All competitors will be randomly divided into two groups (double-blind): A. supplemented (n = 15), who will receive three times a day one capsule of a supplement called THYROX (Atlantic krill oil). B. control (n = 15) receiving placebo. The supplementation period will be six weeks.
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator
Enrolment
30 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06151548
Sponsor's protocol ID
jcichonwozniakZWKF
Status last verified
Nov 2023
First submitted
21 Nov 2023
Last updated
19 Mar 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing THYROX (Atlantic krill oil). in people with Red Blood Cell Disorder and Oxidative Stress, run by Poznan University of Physical Education at 1 site in Poland.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Mar 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Poland. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Justyna Cichoń-Woźniak, msc (+48 693188023, cichonjustyna95@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

complete blood count (time frame: Blood samples will be taken from the cubital vein at three-time points: before each stress test (after overnight fasting), one minute after the end of the test, and after a 3-hour recovery period.). The study lists 7 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Mar 2024.

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