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. 2018 Nov 15;2018(11):CD003402. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003402.pub3

Carlson 2017 ADORE.

Trial name or title ADORE
Methods RCT (multi‐centre, adaptive design, 3 arms): NCT02626299
Participants Recruitment target: 1200 women.
Inclusion criteria: women ≥ 18 years; 12–20 weeks of gestation; agree to consume study capsules and a typical prenatal supplement of 200 mg CHA; and available by telephone.
Exclusion criteria: expecting multiple infants; gestational age at baseline < 12 weeks or > 20 weeks; unable or unwilling to agree to consume capsules until birth; unwilling to discontinue use of another prenatal supplement with DHA; and with allergy to any component of DHA product (including algae), soybean oil or corn oil.
Setting: Kansas, USA.
Interventions Intervention group
DHA supplements (800 mg/day), administered in 2 400 mg capsules, plus 1 200 mg/capsule per day of DHA that is a common amount in prenatal vitamins.
Control group
Standard care (200 mg/day of DHA) administered in 2 capsules (masked) containing half soybean oil and half corn oil equalling 800 mg. the soybean and corn oil combination does not contain DHA.
Outcomes Primary outcome: early preterm birth < 34 weeks (baseline to 34 weeks).
Other outcomes: change in plasmal soluble(s) RAGE concentration (baseline to 34 weeks); and adverse events (34 weeks).
Starting date 8 June 2016
Contact information Dr Susan Carlson, University of Kansas Medical Center, USA, E‐mail: scarlson@kumc.edu
Notes Funding and collaborators: NICHD R01 HD083292, University of Kansas Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Ohia State University, Nationwide Children's Hospital.