NCT03128476

Effects of Essence of Chicken on Physical Fatigue, Working Memory and Attention

Effects of the Supplementation of Essence of Chicken on Physical Fatigue and Brain Functions Such as Working Memory and Attention Among Healthy Adults

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 364 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sprim Advanced Life Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

In Southeast Asia, Essence of Chicken, a chicken-meat-extract, is a popular beverage and is consumed as a traditional remedy for several ailments, including the use as a nutritional supplement for sickness, enhancement of mental efficiency, and recovery from mental fatigue. While the elderly use it as a nutritional supplement, students use it for relief from anxiety during exam times. The present study is conducted in order to assess the effects of BEC on various physical and mental parameters including physical fatigue, working memory and attention, mood and stress, in comparison to placebo.

Conditions

• Healthy Subjects
• Fatigue

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Essence of Chicken	Brand's Essence of Chicken (BEC) is produced via a water extraction process from chicken meat for several hours under high-temperature, followed by centrifugation to remove fat and cholesterol, vacuum concentration to 3- to 4-fold, sterilization by high temperature and pressure before bottling. This kind of chicken essence is rich in protein, and low in sugar and fat, conveniently available and consumable, and easy for household storage.
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Placebo (Energy matched)

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-03-03
• Primary completion: 2016-11-07
• Completion: 2017-01-30
• First posted: 2017-04-25
• Last updated: 2017-04-25