The Effects of Breakfast on Brain Function

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: USDA School Breakfast

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00621595

06278

Details and patient eligibility

About

To test cognitive abilities of 8-11 year old children under conditions of fasting or receiving a full school breakfast.

Enrollment: 166 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 11 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 8-11 years old
• Between 25th and 95th percentile, BMI-for-age

Exclusion criteria

• food allergies or some intolerances
• uncorrected vision
• IQ < 80
• Other chronic conditions thought to interfere with the study as determined by the investigator

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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166 participants in 1 patient group

1

Active Comparator group

Description:

Fasting

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: USDA School Breakfast