NCT05177679

Enhancing Children's Cognitive Function and Achievement Through Carotenoid Consumption

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 288 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 10 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to test the casual relationship between carotenoid supplementation, cognitive function, and achievement over a school-year. The central hypothesis is that, relative to the waitlist placebo group, children receiving the carotenoid supplement will exhibit greater gains in cognitive function and achievement.

Detailed description

This clinical trial will be a randomized placebo-controlled double-blind trial to examine the effects of carotenoid supplementation on cognitive control, hippocampal-dependent relational memory, and academic achievement among pre-adolescents over one school year (i.e. 9-months).

Conditions

• Cognitive Change
• Achievement
• Macular Pigmentation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Active supplement	Carotenoid supplement comprised of 10mg lutein and 2mg zeaxanthin.
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Placebo control	Placebo control supplement

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-06-23
• Primary completion: 2025-05-31
• Completion: 2026-04-30
• First posted: 2022-01-04
• Last updated: 2023-04-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States