Effect of Fish-oil fatty acid Supplementation on immune function

Effect of Fish-oil fatty acid Supplementation on Tuberculin skin test in young healthy volunteers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2015040620882N2

Enrollment

175

Registered

2015-05-24

Start date

2013-08-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Immune response to tuberculin test. Primary respiratory tuberculosis without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation

Interventions

Intervention 1: group receiving fish oil: fish oil gel capsules daily containing 180 mg of eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and 120 mg docosahexaenoic (DHA) for 5 days. Intervention 2: Controls: No action.

Treatment - Drugs

group receiving fish oil: fish oil gel capsules daily containing 180 mg of eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and 120 mg docosahexaenoic (DHA) for 5 days

Controls: No action

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 46 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: medical, nursing and obstetrics students of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, 18-46 years old Exclusion criteria: healthy human volunteer

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Tuberculin test induration size. Timepoint: on the second and ninth days. Method of measurement: With a ruler.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Abbas Allami

Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

allami9@yahoo.com, allami@qums.ac.ir+98 28 3333 6001

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026