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Omega-3 Supplementation for High Triglycerides in Pregnancy

This study is looking at whether taking an Omega-3 fish oil supplement can help manage triglyceride levels during pregnancy. Triglycerides are a type of fat in your blood, and it's normal for them to increase during pregnancy. However, very high levels might be linked to larger babies. This study will compare a daily 4g Omega-3 fish oil supplement (750DHA/250EPA) to a 4g daily soybean oil placebo. You may be able to join if you are a pregnant woman between 21-39 years old, have a pre-pregnancy BMI of 28-39, and have fasting triglycerides of 120 mg/dL or higher by 15 weeks of pregnancy. The main goal is to see how these supplements affect your fasting and postprandial (after-meal) triglyceride levels at 34 weeks of pregnancy. The study aims to enroll 40 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study comparing an Omega-3 supplement to a placebo. It plans to enroll 40 participants.
What's involved
Participants will take either an Omega-3 fish oil supplement or soybean oil daily. Your triglyceride levels will be measured at 34 weeks gestational age.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants' triglyceride levels will be measured at 34 weeks gestational age.

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NCT04349475

Therapeutic Omegas for Triglyceride Suppression

Active, Not Recruiting
NAAges 0–39InterventionalTreatment
University of Colorado, Denver
~40 participants
Updated 2026-08-13 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Intervention Omega 3 SupplementationPlacebo Soybean Oil

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 2 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Maternal Fasting and Postprandial Triglycerides
Measured over 34 weeks gestational age

Conditions

Pregnancy

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Where it's being run

2 sites across 2 states
Colorado1
Oklahoma1

Study leadership

  • Teri L Hernandez, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Colorado, Denver

Who to contact

This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Pregnant women between the ages of 21-39 yrs
Pre-pregnancy BMI 28-39
Fasting Triglyceride ≥120 mg/dL measured by 15 wks

Exclusion

Pre-gestational diabetes or prediabetes
History of gestational diabetes,
History of pre-eclampsia, spontaneous pre-term delivery, or gestational hypertension \<34wks
Tobacco or illicit substance use
Chronic steroid use

What this trial measures

  • Maternal Fasting and Postprandial Triglycerides34 weeks gestational age

    Differences in maternal fasting and postprandial triglycerides between groups