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Enhancing Children's Cognitive Function and Achievement Through Carotenoid Consumption

NCT05177679 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 288

Last updated 2023-04-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Cognitive Change
  • Achievement
  • Macular Pigmentation

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Active supplement

Carotenoid supplement comprised of 10mg lutein and 2mg zeaxanthin.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo control

Placebo control supplement

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Northeastern University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Georgia

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Naiman Khan, PhD · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-06-23
Primary Completion
2025-05-31
Completion
2026-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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