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CompletedNCT03546075

The Impact of Acute Trans-resveratrol Administration on Whole Body Metabolism During Cognitive Demand.

The Impact of Acute Trans-resveratrol Administration on Whole Body Metabolism During Cognitive Task Performance: a Double Blind, Randomised, Placebo-controlled Investigation.

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
27 (actual)
Sponsor
Northumbria University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

Background: Increased cerebral vaso-dilation during cognitive demand is hypothesised to improve cognitive performance due to an improved micronutrient status. Despite previous research demonstrating that oral resveratrol can modulate cerebral haemodynamics, this has not translated into expected improvements to cognitive performance in young, healthy populations. As the brain is the most metabolic organ in the body, even subtle changes to fuel utilization and overall energy expenditure are detectable during cognitive demand. The measurement of both overall energy expenditure and fuel utilization may provide further insight to the effects of resveratrol and whether oral supplementation of this polyphenol can provide clear, cognitive benefits in a young, healthy sample. Objectives: The current study investigated the metabolic consequences of resveratrol on whole body metabolism and fuel oxidisation during cognitive performance. Methods: This repeated measures, double blind, placebo controlled, balanced design required participants (N=24 for metabolic activity \& N=26 for cognitive outcomes) to complete a serial subtraction demand battery at baseline, 45 minutes, 2 and 3 hours following 500 mg, 250 mg trans-resveratrol or inert placebo, on three separate occasions whilst connected to an on-line gas analysis system.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTResveratrol
OTHERPlacebo

Timeline

Start date
2015-05-07
Primary completion
2015-12-18
Completion
2015-12-18
First posted
2018-06-06
Last updated
2018-06-06

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03546075. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.