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Table 1 Eligibility criteria for ATLANTIC trial

From: A trial assessing N-3 as treatment for injury-induced cachexia (ATLANTIC trial): does a moderate dose fish oil intervention improve outcomes in older adults recovering from hip fracture?

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Aged ≥65 years

Severe cognitive impairment (MMSE <18/30)

PFF confirmed by radiology report

PFF not fall-related, is pathological or is peri-prosthetic

Undergone surgery for fixation of hip fracture

Initiation of anti-inflammatory drugs or corticosteroids within the previous two weeks

Reside within existing local service boundaries

Ingestion of ≥2 g total omega-3 daily as per fish FFQ

Preliminary evidence of cachexia (CRP ≥6 mg/L)

Seafood allergy

At risk of significant weight loss (SNAQ score <14/20)

Life expectancy <12 weeks

 

Inability to communicate effectively due to

â–  Blindness

â–  Deafness

â–  Lack of a translator

 

Inability to provide informed consent

 

Diagnosed with one of the following haemorrhagic stroke risk factors Unstable hypertension

â–  Atrial fibrillation

â–  Inherited disorders - polycystic kidney disease, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV, neurofibromatosis type I, Marfan syndrome, moyamoya disease

 

Diagnosed with a bleeding disorder such as the following:

â–  von Willebrand disease

â–  Haemophilia

 

Receiving treatment doses of any antithrombotic agent

 

Those on dual anti-platelet function drugs or any anti-platelet drugs with exception of low dose aspirin.

  1. Abbreviations: MMSE - Mini Mental State Examination; PFF - proximal femoral fracture; FFQ - food frequency questionnaire; CRP - C-reactive protein.