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NCT07289919

Exploring Sustainable Alternatives to Marine Oils With Echium and Ahiflower Oils

Active, enrolled NA Last updated 17 December 2025
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Echium oil in Cardiovascular (CV) Risk in 15 participants. Participants enrolled and being followed up; not accepting new ones.

Timeline
26 May 2025
Primary endpoint
5 March 2026
31 December 2026

Quick facts

Lead sponsorUniversity of Sao Paulo
PhaseNA
StatusActive, enrolled
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designcrossover
Maskingsingle
Primary purposeprevention
Enrollment15
Start date26 May 2025
Primary completion5 March 2026
Estimated completion31 December 2026
Sites1 location across Brazil

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

University of Sao Paulo

Who can join

Adults 18 to 30, any sex, with Cardiovascular (CV) Risk or Atheroscleroses. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This randomized, single-blind, crossover clinical trial aims to evaluate Echium oil and Ahiflower® oil as sustainable, plant-based alternatives to marine oils for omega-3 supplementation. Although fish oil is the primary dietary source of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), its use as a dietary supplementation presents several drawbacks, including high cost, potential contamination, limited global supply, and sustainability concerns. Echium and Ahiflower oils are naturally rich in stearidonic acid (SDA), a metabolic intermediate that bypasses the rate-limiting Δ6-desaturase step in the omega-3 pathway, potentially enhancing the conversion to EPA. Fifteen participants will undergo three 8-week intervention phases-Echium oil (15 g/day), Ahiflower oil (15 g/day), or EPA capsules (2.34 g/day)-separated by four-week washout periods. Blood samples will be collected before and after each phase to measure fatty acid profiles in plasma, plasma fractions, and erythrocytes using GC-MS. Anthropometric and biochemical parameters will also be assessed. The study seeks to determine whether SDA-rich plant oils can effectively increase EPA levels in humans and potentially reduce the reliance on marine oils for cardiovascular health benefits.

Publications & conference data

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