Enhancing Children's Cognitive Function and Achievement Through Carotenoid Consumption

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Cognitive Change, Achievement, Macular Pigmentation

In brief

The aim of this study is to test the casual relationship between carotenoid supplementation, cognitive function, and achievement over a school-year. The central hypothesis is that, relative to the waitlist placebo group, children receiving the carotenoid supplement will exhibit greater gains in cognitive function and achievement.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05177679

Run by

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

People needed

113

Starts

2022-06-23

Expected to finish

2026-07-12

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-27

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 10. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Child assent and parent/guardian consent
• 8-10 years of age
• No lutein supplementation within 6-months prior to enrollment (exception of multivitamins containing less than 1 mg lutein/day)
• Absence of learning disability (parent-reported)
• Tanner scale score ≤ 2
• 20/20 or corrected vision

You may not qualify if…

• Non-assent of child or non-consent of guardian
• Above/below 8-10 years of age
• Lutein supplementation within 6-months prior to enrollment (including multivitamins containing more than 1 mg lutein/day)
• Identified learning disability (parent-reported)
• Tanner scale score > 2
• Not 20/20 or uncorrected vision

Where it is running

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — Urbana, Illinois, United States

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