| ORIGINAL ARTICLE |
|
| Year : 2016 | Volume
: 5
| Issue : 4 | Page : 252-256 |
|
|
Does Omega-3 supplementation decrease carotid intima-media thickening in hemodialysis patients?
Mohammad Hossein Kajbaf1, Fariborz Khorvash2, Mojgan Mortazavi3, Shahrzad Shahidi3, Firoozeh Moeinzadeh3, Ziba Farajzadegan4, Shahnaz Amani Tirani5
1 Department of Internal Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2 Department of Neurology; Isfahan Neurosciences Research Center, Al-Zahra Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3 Department of Internal Medicine; Isfahan Kidney Diseases Research Center, Al-Zahra Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
4 Department of Community and Family Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
5 Isfahan Kidney Diseases Research Center, Al-Zahra Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Mojgan Mortazavi
Department of Internal Medicine; Isfahan Kidney Diseases Research Center, Al-Zahra Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan
Iran
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/2279-042X.192451
|
|
|
Objective: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was performed to assess the effect of omega-3 supplementation (3 g/day) on atherosclerosis progression by measuring carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) in hemodialysis (HD) patients.
Methods: A total of 54 HD patients were randomized into two groups: Intervention group (n = 27), in which patients were given 3 g/day omega-3 for 6 months and placebo group (n = 27), in which patients received placebo using the same administration protocol. All patients underwent a carotid artery ultrasound scan to measure cIMT at baseline and at 6 months.
Findings: cIMT decreased significantly in omega-3 group (0.79 ± 0.21 mm at baseline vs. 0.65 ± 0.18 mm at 6 months, P< 0.001). On the other hand, a nonsignificant increase in cIMT was seen in placebo group (0.75 ± 0.17 mm at baseline vs. 0.79 ± 0.17 mm at 6 months, P = 0.12). Moreover, cIMT was statistically significantly different between omega-3 and placebo groups at 6 months (P < 0.001). After 6 months, a statistically significant increase was observed in high-density lipoprotein level in omega-3 group compared to placebo group (P = 0.03). Urea reduction ratio was also statistically significantly higher in omega-3 than placebo group at 6 months (P = 0.03). No significant difference was observed in terms of other variables between the two groups.
Conclusion: These data suggested that omega-3 supplementation plays a protective role in the progression of atherosclerosis in HD patients. |
|
|
|
| [FULL TEXT] [PDF]* |
|
 |
|
