Cognitive Effects of 500mg Trans-resveratrol

Northumbria University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mood; Cognitive Performance

Treatments: Other: Placebo; Dietary Supplement: Trans-resveratrol

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01794351

22P5

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study investigated the potentially cognitive enhancing effects of 500mg trans-resveratrol in healthy, young humans.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18-35yrs, healthy.

Exclusion criteria

• Drug/alcohol abuse, taking prescription medication (apart from contraception) or herbal supplements, having food intolerances or allergies, having suffered a head-injury or neurological/neuro-developmental disorder, uncorrected sight problems, pregnant or seeking to become so, excessive caffeine use (e.g. more than 6 cups of coffee per day).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Placebo then resveratrol

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this arm (decided according to Latin square) first received placebo and then resveratrol, on seperate days, with a 7-14 day wash-out period between visits.

Treatment:

Other: Placebo

Dietary Supplement: Trans-resveratrol

Resveratrol then placebo

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this arm (decided according to Latin square) first received resveratrol and then placebo, on seperate days, with a 7-14 day wash-out period between visits

Treatment:

Other: Placebo

Dietary Supplement: Trans-resveratrol