Fish Oil Affects Cognition and ADHD Symptoms in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

26

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 10, 2019

Primary Completion Date

February 13, 2020

Study Completion Date

February 13, 2020

Conditions
Autism Spectrum DisorderAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Experimental: Fish Oil

Participants are provided with fish oil capsules and asked to take 4 capsules of 1000 mg twice a day (in total 5.2 mg/day of long-chain n-3 fatty acids hereof 2400 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid and 1600 mg of docosahexaenoic acid) for 4 weeks.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Comparator: Safflower Oil

Participants are provided with fish oil capsules and asked to take 4 capsules of 500 mg twice a day (containing \~ 3000 mg of linoleic acid) for 4 weeks.

Trial Locations (1)

1958

University of Copenhagen - Department of Nutrition & Exercise, Copenhagen

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Copenhagen

OTHER

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