Effect of Coffeeberry on Mood, Motivation and Cognitive Performance

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Fatigue, Mental, Alertness, Mood, Motivation, Cognitive Performance

In brief

The primary purpose is to test the short-term effects of the acute consumption of two novel beverages made from coffeeberries, the fruit of the coffee plant (Coffea arabica) benchmarked against caffeine on several aspects of cognitive performance. Preliminary studies suggest that flavanols and chlorogenic acids can enhance cognitive performance. It is unknown if drinks formulated with flavanols and chlorogenic acids (without high sugar or caffeine) improve cognition or mood to a similar extent as caffeine. Coffeeberry beverage comparisons will be made to a flavored positive control beverage containing caffeine and a flavored placebo beverage.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04974606

Run by

PepsiCo Global R&D

People needed

30

Starts

2016-06-28

Expected to finish

2016-12-16

Last updated by the study team

2021-07-23

Who can join

Age: 17 and older, up to 50. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Are older than 17 and under 50 years of age
• Self-report of good health

You may not qualify if…

• Using any prescription medication including birth control
• Report hypersensitivity to caffeine
• Have visual impairment that cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses
• Report any food allergies
• Self-reported excessive leisure time physical activity (> 7 strenuous bouts per week)
• the presence of current gastrointestinal, sleep, or psychiatric disorder,
• Report pregnancy/lactation, illegal drug use, smoker
• failure to demonstrate adequate minimal performance on lab, computer-based cognitive tasks.
• Participation in another clinical trial within past 30 days

Where it is running

• Exercise Psychology Laboratory University of Georgia — Athens, Georgia, United States

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