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The importance of the arachidonic acid/eicosapentaenoic acid (AA/EPA) ratio and omega-3 index on the incidence of running-related injuries

Long-chain omega-3 fatty acids and incidence of running-related injuries: an observational study on the role of AA/EPA ratio and omega-3 index

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN12847156
Enrollment
275
Registered
2018-03-13
Start date
2017-01-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-05-29

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Conditions

Running-related injuries Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Running-related injuries

Interventions

The study includes a retrospective statistical analysis of clinical, laboratoristic and sports practice data of 275 runners and triathletes. Participants completed a questionnaire that allows resear

Sponsors

Equipe Enervit srl
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy Caucasian males and females 2. Runners or triathletes 3. Age =18 years 4. Subjects who did not participated in similar studies in the last 3 months 5. Absence of eating disorders 6. Subjects informed about the procedures and who have signed an informed consent appropriately prepared by the proponents 7. Subjects usually train at least 2 times a week for at least 12 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects that do not meet the inclusion criteria 2. Currently pregnant

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Potential association between alterations of AA/EPA ratio and risk of running-related injuries. 2. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) [EPA, AA, and DHA] were measured using gas chromatography.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Possible association between the value of ?-3 index and risk of running-related injuries. The levels of PUFAs to determine ?-3 index were measured using gas chromatography.

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 14, 2026