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Mars Flavanol Exercise and Cognitive Function Study

NCT01180127 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 41

Last updated 2018-12-05

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Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial to test the impact of a flavonol containing food product and aerobic exercise on cognitive function and brain structure.

Conditions

  • Cognitive Function

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Flavanol containing food product

12 weeks, 2X/day, 20g serving

BEHAVIORAL

Aerobic training

4X/week, 1 hour/session at 75% maximum HR

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Food product lacking flavanol

20 g serving, 2X/day, food additive lacking flavonol

BEHAVIORAL

Wait list control

12 week wait list control condition during which participants abstain from aerobic exercise

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mars, Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • New York State Psychiatric Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Scott A Small, MD · Columbia University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-12-31
Primary Completion
2013-10-31
Completion
2013-10-31

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