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The Acute Effect of a Walnut Intervention on Cognitive Performance, Brain Activation, and Serum Markers of Inflammation in Young Adults

NCT04075448 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2021-08-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study investigates the effect of acute walnut consumption on the cognitive behaviour, mood, brain activation, and markers of inflammation in young adults. In a within subjects design participants will receive a 50 g walnut or placebo intervention in a randomised order with a one week washout between interventions.

Conditions

  • Cognitive Change
  • Mood
  • Inflammatory Response
  • Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor Level
  • Satiety

Interventions

OTHER

Control

100 grams breakfast cereal

OTHER

50 g Walnut

50 grams walnuts mixed with 50 gram breakfast cereal.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • California Walnut Commission

    collaborator OTHER

  • Tufts University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Reading

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Claire M Williams, PhD · University of Reading

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-11-08
Primary Completion
2020-10-30
Completion
2020-10-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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