A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Trial to Assess the Effects of A Proprietary Spearmint Extract on Cognitive Performance, Mood, and Sleep in Men and Women
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 142
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Choice reaction time as assessed by the Makoto Arena Device
研究概览
简要总结
This study was designed to evaluate the chronic effects of a proprietary spearmint extract over 90 days of supplementation on aspects of cognitive performance (cognitive function and active reaction time), subjective mood, and sleep quality in healthy men and women.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 50 Years(Adult)
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Men and pre-menopausal women, 18-50 years of age.
- •Body mass index 18.5-29.99 kg/m2, inclusive or body mass index 30.0-34.99 kg/m2 and body fat via bioimpedance <39% for women aged 18-39y, <40% for women aged 40-50y, <25% for men aged 18-39y, <28% for men aged 40-50y.
- •Participant has at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.
- •Participant is recreationally active.
- •Participant is judged by the Investigator to be in general good health.
- •Participant understands the study procedures and signs forms providing informed consent to participate in the study and authorization for release of relevant protected health information to the study Investigators.
排除标准
- •Participant is unable to understand and/or perform required tests.
- •Participant is unwilling to maintain normal dietary (including vitamins and supplements), exercise, sleep and medication patterns throughout the study.
- •Participant is a habitual consumer of mint tea defined as >8oz per day.
- •Participant is regularly taking a cognitive enhancing supplement.
- •Participant has a history or presence of a clinically important cardiac, renal, hepatic, endocrine, pulmonary, biliary, gastrointestinal, pancreatic, or neurologic disorder.
- •Participant has a sleep disorder or occupation where sleep during the overnight hours is irregular.
- •Participant is pregnant, planning to be pregnant during the study period, lactating, or is of childbearing potential and is unwilling to commit to the use of a medically approved form of contraception throughout the study period.
- •Participant is a current user of tobacco (defined as tobacco use within the previous 6 months).
研究组 & 干预措施
Proprietary spearmint extract
Subjects randomized into the active treatment group will be asked to consume 900 mg/day of the proprietary spearmint extract.
干预措施: Proprietary spearmint extract (Dietary Supplement)
Microcrystalline cellulose
Subjects randomized into the placebo group will be asked to consume 900 mg/day of the excipient, microcrystalline cellulose.
干预措施: Placebo (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Choice reaction time as assessed by the Makoto Arena Device
时间窗: Change from baseline after 90 days of supplementation
次要结局
- Cognitive function (speed, reaction time, attention, executive function, memory, and motor speed) as assessed by a computerized test battery(Change from baseline after 90 days of supplementation)
- Subjective mood as assessed using a Likert scale questionnaire(Change from baseline after 90 days of supplementation)
- Subjective sleep quality and efficiency as assessed using Likert and visual analog scale questionnaires(Change from baseline after 90 days of supplementation or between group comparisons at day 90.)
