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Influence of Eggs on Cognitive Performance

NCT06465888 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 106

Last updated 2025-09-29

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Summary

This clinical trial aims to evaluate the nutrients in eggs in healthy adult's cognitive performance. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* How do the nutrients in eggs impact visual cognitive performance (VCP) in generally healthy older individuals?
* Will omega-3 fatty acids in eggs improve VCP in generally healthy older individuals?

Participants will be randomly placed in one of five dietary treatment groups, including four egg whites, two whole regular eggs, two whole omega-3 fortified eggs, four egg yolks, and a no-egg control. Blood will be drawn at baseline. During the first two weeks, participants will eat assigned eggs, consume their usual diet other than the eggs, and keep five food logs. Cognitive performance testing will start on day 15 and be measured over a 10-day period using the Neurotracker (NT) 3-D program. Data on ancillary factors influencing outcomes will be collected, and food will be logged on each NT training day. Blood will be drawn at the end of the study and compared with baseline levels.

Conditions

  • Cognitive Function

Interventions

OTHER

egg whites

Participants will eat four egg whites daily for the 4-week study

OTHER

whole eggs

Participants will eat two eggs daily for the 4-week study

OTHER

Omega-3 eggs

Participants will eat two Christopher Farms omega-3 fortified eggs daily for the 4-week study.

OTHER

egg yolk

Participants will eat four egg yolks daily for the 4-week study

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Steven E. Riechman, PhD · Texas A&M University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-08-22
Primary Completion
2020-03-19
Completion
2020-03-19

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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