The purpose of this study is to explore the potential differences in the skin of people who take fish oil versus soybean oil pills.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
17
Capsules contain omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil). Dosage of 3180 mg of omega-3 fatty acids will be taken orally daily up to 16 weeks.
Dosage will be 3000 mg of soybean oil taken orally daily for up to 16 weeks.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Change in barrier function improvement from Baseline to Week 16.
Barrier function will be measured at baseline and 16 weeks. Differences in barrier function between the two visits will be assessed.
Time frame: 16 weeks
Number of subjects with barrier function improvement from Baseline to Week 16.
Barrier function will be measured at baseline and 16 weeks. The number of subjects with dichotomized improvement in barrier function between the two visits will be compared.
Time frame: 16 weeks
Change in Omega-3 Fatty Acid Levels in blood from Baseline to Week 16.
Omega-3 fatty acids in blood will be measured at baseline and 16 weeks. Differences in levels between the two visits will be assessed.
Time frame: 16 weeks
Number of subjects with increased Omega-3 Fatty Acid Levels in Blood from Baseline to Week 16.
Omega-3 fatty acids in blood will be measured at baseline and 16 weeks. The number of subjects with dichotomized improvement in levels between the two visits will be compared.
Time frame: 16 weeks
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