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The Effect of Diet on Learning Abilities for Children in Kindergarden

NCT02331667 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 233

Last updated 2020-11-27

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Summary

The main aim of this intervention study is to test the effect of diet on improvement in cognitive performanc in kindergarden children aged 4-6 years. Children will be randomly allocated into two groups, one consuming prepared meals with herring or mackerel for four months, and one group consuming meals containing meat as a control group.

Conditions

  • Cognitive Performance

Interventions

OTHER

Seafood

The aim is to investigate the effect of meals consisting of mackrel and herring on learning abilities by using a two-armed individually randomized non-blinded intervention trial.

OTHER

Non-seafood

The aim is to investigate the effect of meals consisting of meat on learning abilities by using a two-armed individually randomized non-blinded intervention trial.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS

    collaborator OTHER

  • Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research, Norway

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Ingvild Eide Graff, PhD · NIFES, Postboks 2029 Nordnes, 5817 Bergen, Norway

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
6 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-12-31
Primary Completion
2015-06-30
Completion
2015-06-30

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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