Creatine Supplementation on Cognition in Children

University of Sao Paulo

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: creatine supplementation; Dietary Supplement: Placebo

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01803230

Creatine in Children

Details and patient eligibility

About

Creatine supplementation may improve cognitive function in elderly and vegetarian individuals. This study aims to investigate the role of creatine supplementation on cognitive function in healthy children.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy children
• age between 10 to 12 years of age

Exclusion criteria

• cognitive impairment
• vegetarian diet
• use of creatine in the past 6 months
• chronic kidney disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

placebo (dextrose)

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Placebo

creatine

Experimental group

Description:

creatine supplementation

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: creatine supplementation