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Cognition Intervention Study Dortmund

NCT01401153 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 105

Last updated 2012-11-09

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Summary

Major aim of this study is to add scientifically proven insights into cognitive effects of meals to the existing recommendations for school meals in Germany. As a first step the short-term effects of skipping lunch on children's cognitive functioning in the afternoon will be examined in a cross-over trial. The study is conducted in a large comprehensive school in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) including about 150 children.

Conditions

  • Cognition - Other

Interventions

OTHER

Skipping lunch

Just water.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Research Institute of Child Nutrition, Dortmund

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mathilde Kersting, Prof. Dr. · Research Institute of Child Nutrition, Dortmund

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-05-31
Primary Completion
2011-07-31
Completion
2011-07-31

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