7 year follow-up of children whose mothers participated in the DOMInO study.

Does n-3 LCPUFA supplementation during pregnancy improve the intelligence quotient of children at school age?

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12614000770662

Acronym

The DOMInO 7 Study

Enrollment

543

Registered

2014-07-21

Start date

2013-03-01

Completion date

2016-09-12

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This study aims to determine whether DHA supplementation during pregnancy enhances child IQ, measured by the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI II) version II, at 7 years of age. hypthesis: Children who were exposed to a DHA-rich environment during the second half of gestation will have higher IQ scores at 7 years of age than children whose mothers consumed a regular Australian diet typically low in DHA.

Interventions

0.5g DHA rich Tuna Oil Capsules taken daily from 18-21 weeks until birth of child in The DOMInO 7 Study.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Blinded (masking used) (Subject, Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

7 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

children who were included in the 4yr developmental follow up of the original DOMInO trial.

Exclusion criteria

nil

Outcome results