The effect of coffee on brain activity andcognitio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cognition; Brain activity; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609001002279
• Lead Sponsor: Brain Sciences Institute, Swinburne University of Technology

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-11-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Aged 50 and over
Medically and psychiatrically healthy
Light to moderate coffee drinkers
Written informed consent obtained

Exclusion Criteria

Clinically high blood pressure
Smoker
Currently taking psychotropic medications
Allergy to lactose, gluten or wheat
Hearing impairment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sustained attention via the Rapid Visual Information Processing task. Accuaracy, reaction time and evoked response potential (ERP) components will be measured.[at baseline and post-treatment on four separate occasions (visit 1,2,3 and 4)]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Immediate and delayed recall and delayed recognition on the visual verbal learning test[at baseline and post-treatment on four separate occasions (visit 1,2,3 and 4)];Emotion face processing accuracy, reaction time and evoked response potential (ERP) components via a computerised facial expression recognition task.[at baseline and post-treatment on four separate occasions (visit 1,2,3 and 4)];Inspection time on the Inspection time task[at baseline and post-treatment on four separate occasions (visit 1,2,3 and 4)];Stroop interference via the Stroop Colour-Word Test, a pen and paper neuropsychological task.[at baseline and post-treatment on four separate occasions (visit 1,2,3 and 4)];Subjective mood (Bond and Lader visual analogue scale and Caffeine Research visual anlogue scale)[at baseline and post-treatment on four separate occasions (visit 1,2,3 and 4)];Mis-match negativity evoked response potential (ERP) to auditory stimuli[at baseline and post-treatment on four separate occasions (visit 1,2,3 and 4)]