NCT07465081

Ultra-processed Food Consumption and Behavioral Disorder and Cognitive Function

Relationship Between Ultra-processed Food Consumption and Behavioral Disorder and Cognitive Function in Children and Adolescents: the Mediation Role of Plasticizer

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 154 (estimated)
• Sponsor: China Medical University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 10 Years – 15 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this interventional study is to determine whether reducing ultra-processed food consumption in children and adolescents can improve cognitive function. The main question it aims to answer is: Does reducing ultra-processed food consumption through online nutritional education improve cognitive function in children and adolescents with attention difficulties? Researchers will compare a nutritional education group to a non-intervention group to assess whether reducing ultra-processed food intake leads to cognitive improvement. Participants will: Attend a weekly online nutritional education course for 12 weeks Be encouraged to replace ultra-processed foods with whole foods

Conditions

• ADD/ADHD

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Nutritional education group	Attend a weekly online nutritional education course for 12 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-03-05
• Primary completion: 2026-07-31
• Completion: 2026-07-31
• First posted: 2026-03-11
• Last updated: 2026-03-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan