NCT01592487

Effects of a Breakfast and Snack on Cognitive Function in Preadolescents

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Arkansas · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 9 Years – 11 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study is designed to test how breakfast affects brain function, memory and learning in healthy children. Hypotheses: Based on the results of our initial study and the relevant literature, it is hypothesized that arousal, attention, and performance will be: 1. Greater in those who eat breakfast relative to those who do not; 2. Greater in lean than in overweight children receiving the higher protein breakfast; 3. Greater in fasting lean than fasting overweight children; and 4. Improved following a morning snack in all study groups. 5. Poorer in children with higher stress-related measures (e.g., higher cortisol levels). 6. Heart rate will be lower in fasting relative to fed participants, and across groups will be higher in overweight children.

Conditions

• Brain Function

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-12-01
• Primary completion: 2013-12-01
• Completion: 2013-12-01
• First posted: 2012-05-07
• Last updated: 2014-02-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States