Brain Fuel - Morning Nutrition and Cognitive Function

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Healthy; Obese

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: High protein/low carbohydrate; Dietary Supplement: High carbohydrate/low protein

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03386396

206464

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will help us learn more about how what a child eats can affect how their brain works.

Full description

Following a high protein/low carbohydrate meal brain activation and performance measurements will differ from those following a high carbohydrate/low protein meal and executive functioning will be affected.

Enrollment: 151 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 9 to 10 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 9-10 yr, 3rd to 5th grade
• Obese
• Right hand dominance
• Report eating breakfast at least 4 days/week
• Able to hear at least 20dB stimulus
• Visual acuity must be at least 20/40
• Biological mother available to attend visit

Exclusion criteria

• Full scale IQ <80
• Children taking medications or having chronic illness/disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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151 participants in 2 patient groups

High protein/low carbohydrate

Experimental group

Description:

A breakfast shake will be made with high protein/low carbohydrate mixture.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: High protein/low carbohydrate

High carbohydrate/low protein

Experimental group

Description:

A breakfast shake will be made with high carbohydrate/low protein mixture.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: High carbohydrate/low protein