The Acute Effects Fortified Nutritional Supplementation on Childhood Cognition

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Cognitive Ability, General, Dietary Modification

In brief

The aim of this study is to investigate the acute effects of ingestion of carbohydrates - with different glycemic profiles - on cognitive function among preadolescent children (i.e., 9-10 years).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02630667

Run by

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

People needed

113

Starts

2012-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-12-08

Who can join

Age: 9 and older, up to 10. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Parental/guardian consent.
• Participants must be between the ages of 9-10 years old at the time of testing age
• Normal or corrected-to-normal vision based on the minimal 20/20 standard in order to complete the cognitive task (below 20/20 vision).
• Participants must have an IQ > 85 (IQ < 85).

You may not qualify if…

• Prior diagnosis of cognitive or physical disability, including ADHD (severe asthma, epilepsy, and dependence upon a wheelchair/walking aid, and ADHD Rating Scale score below 85%).
• Use of anti-psychotic, anti-depressant, anti-anxiety medication, as well as those medications used for ADD/ADHD (use of any anti-psychotic, anti-depressant, anti-anxiety, and ADD/ADHD medications).
• Early pubertal status, as measured by a modified test of the Tanner Staging System (onset of puberty as determined by Tanner).
• Lactose intolerance
• Allergies to milk and/or soy
• Adherence to a strict vegan diet

Where it is running

• Department of Kinesiology and Community Health — Urbana, Illinois, United States

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