NCT06689644

Effect of a Plant Based Nootropic on Perceptual Decision Making.

Effect of a Plant-based Nootropic Supplement on Perceptual Decision-making and Brain Network Interdependencies: a Randomised, Double-blinded and Placebo-controlled Study.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 37 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Leeds · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 59 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Nootropics are a group of medicinal substances purported to improve important cognitive functions such as learning, focus and memory. Many of these substances have demonstrated beneficial effects on cognitive performance and overall health. However, a thorough understanding of how these substances and their synergistic effects in the form of a supplement may benefit fundamental brain processes is currently lacking. In the current study, we will investigate the effects of a plant-based, nootropic supplement (https://uk.mindlabpro.com/) on perceptual decision-making (i.e. the ability to make rapid decisions based on sensory stimuli) in healthy adult participants.

Detailed description

Participants will perform a computerised cognitive task assessing their perceptual decision-making pre- and post- 60 days of continuous supplementation with either a plant-based nootropic supplement (Mind Lab pro) or placebo. During testing, electroencephalography (EEG) signals will be captured simultaneously.

Conditions

• Cognitive Enhancement

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Nootropics (ginkgo biloba, nicergoline, piracetam, or others)	Commercially available product: Mind lab pro
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Placebo	A cellulose commonly used as a bulking agent in supplement products
BEHAVIORAL	Perceptual decision-making performance	A computerised cognitive task involving rapid visual categorisation of images
DEVICE	Electroencephalography	Brain signals are recorded from a 64 channel EEG system during the cognitive task

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-10-23
• Primary completion: 2024-03-06
• Completion: 2024-06-01
• First posted: 2024-11-14
• Last updated: 2024-11-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom