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The Acute Effects of Cocoa Flavanols Intake on Overt and Covert Attention

NCT06812689 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2025-02-17

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Summary

The present study aimed to examine whether a cocoa beverage containing 710 mg of flavanols enhances both overt and covert attention in healthy young adults, using a randomized, double-blind, baseline- and placebo-controlled crossover design.

Conditions

  • Healthy Young Adults

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Flavanol

Natural cocoa powder containing 710 mg of flavanols was dissolved in 250 mL of hot water and sweetened with 6 g of sugar.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Alkalized cocoa powder containing no flavanols was dissolved in 250 mL of hot water and sweetened with 6 g of sugar.

OTHER

Sugar water

250 mL of hot water with 6 g of sugar

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

    collaborator OTHER

  • Konya Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Oğuz Karataş, Ph.D. · Konya Necmettin Erbakan University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-11-26
Primary Completion
2023-01-20
Completion
2023-01-20

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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