The acute effects of the nutrition method Breinspijs (Brainfood) on cognitive functioning - a pilot intervention study
- Conditions
- optimaal cognitief functionerencognitive functioning
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON44226
- Lead Sponsor
- Wageningen Universiteit
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 25
- Male
- Aged 18-40 years
- Dutch nationality
- Regular smoker: someone who currently smokes one or more manufactured or hand rolled tobacco cigarettes, cigars or tobacco-pipes per day.
- Diagnosis of adrenal gland disorder: Addison Disease, Cushing's Syndrome, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, primary hyperaldosteronism, pheochromocytoma, adrenal gland carcinoma.
- Diagnosis of a sleep disorder: insomnia, parasomnia, hypersomnia, sleep-related breathing disorder, circadian rhythm sleep disorder, sleep-related movement disorders (Hirotsu, Tufik, & Andersen, 2015).
- Diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder.
- Oral health problems: diseases, inflammation, lesions.
- Allergic, intolerant or hypersensitive to lactose, egg, nuts, wheat, fish, and/or gluten.
- Unwilling to consume meat, fish, dairy products and/or any of the other ingredients in the BreinspijsTM or control meal.
- Reported slimming in the last 2 months.
- Use of drugs in the week before participation and during the study.
- Extensive small or big appetite.
- Employees at the Division of Human Nutrition of Wageningen University & Research.
- Performing a thesis or internship at the Division of Human Nutrition of Wageningen University & Research.
- Current participation in other scientific research with the exception of EetMeetWeet!.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary study parameter is the difference in performance on attention,<br /><br>processing speed, episodic memory and working memory, measured with a battery<br /><br>of sensitive cognitive tests. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secondary study parameters are the difference in arousal and the difference in<br /><br>response of salivary cortisol levels. Additional measures include feelings of<br /><br>fatigue, hunger, satiety, and mood and general variables that are relevant to<br /><br>characterize the participants and may be affecting the outcome.</p><br>