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NCT07289919
Exploring Sustainable Alternatives to Marine Oils With Echium and Ahiflower Oils
NA trial testing Echium oil in Cardiovascular (CV) Risk in 15 participants. Participants enrolled and being followed up; not accepting new ones.
5 March 2026
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University of Sao Paulo |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Active, enrolled |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | crossover |
| Masking | single |
| Primary purpose | prevention |
| Enrollment | 15 |
| Start date | 26 May 2025 |
| Primary completion | 5 March 2026 |
| Estimated completion | 31 December 2026 |
| Sites | 1 location across Brazil |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Echium oil
- Ahiflower oil
- EPA capsules
Conditions studied
- Cardiovascular (CV) Risk — all drugs for Cardiovascular (CV) Risk →
- Atheroscleroses — all drugs for Atheroscleroses →
- Inflamation — all drugs for Inflamation →
- Omega 3 Fatty Acids — all drugs for Omega 3 Fatty Acids →
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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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07289919 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Sao Paulo
- Last refreshed: 17 December 2025
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