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Not Yet RecruitingNCT07348406
Snacks and Brain Health
Effects of Pecans on Brain Health in Older Americans With Mild Cognitive Impairment: Gut-brain Axis
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Phase
- Phase 1 / Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 50 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This project will investigate whether daily snack consumption can improve memory, mood, and overall brain function in people with cognitive impairment. Sixty participants, aged 50 and older, with cognitive impairment, will be randomly assigned to eat snacks, either pecans or pretzels, for three months. Researchers will also study how snacks (pecans and pretzels) may influence the body, including changes in gut bacteria, blood markers of inflammation, and signals that connect the gut and the brain.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BIOLOGICAL | Pecan snack | Pecan |
| BIOLOGICAL | Pretzel snack | Pretzel snack |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2026-05-15
- Primary completion
- 2028-09-30
- Completion
- 2028-09-30
- First posted
- 2026-01-16
- Last updated
- 2026-04-01
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT07348406. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.