Dietary Omega 3 supplementation and its effect on oocyte competence and follicular fluid in female patients undergoing IVF: a single prospective interventional study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

LBCTR

Registry ID

LBCTR2021044539

Enrollment

250

Registered

2021-10-13

Start date

2020-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-02-02

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Conditions

ICSI outcome follicular fluid composition epigenetic modifications oocyte competence Oxidative stress IVF

Interventions

Group: control Group: 200mg DHA + 50mg EPA Group: 400mg DHA + 100mg EPA Randomly divided

Dose

EPA , DHA

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 18 < age < 45 < 3 IVF attempts Normal uterine activity

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The cycles involving percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration must be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Name: Oocyte Competence;Timepoints: after 3 months;Measure: Fertilization + embryo quality	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Name: Pregnancy Rate ;Timepoints: after 1 month;Measure: hCG test;Name: Live Birth Rate;Timepoints: after 9 months of last recruitment;Measure: Alive or not	—

Countries

Lebanon

Contacts

Public ContactChadi Fakih

Al Hadi Laboratory and Medical Center

drchadifakih@yahoo.fr03755442

Outcome results

None listed

Source: LBCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026