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Effects of breakfast and nitrate intake on working memory, mood, blood vessel stiffness and brain blood flow in adolescents

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Improving cognitive function, positive feelings of emotion, levels of alertness and vascular health.
Not Applicable
Registration Number
ISRCTN16596056
Lead Sponsor
Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
Brief Summary

2023 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37205681/ (added 22/05/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
43
Inclusion Criteria

1. Adolescents between the ages of 13-15 years
2. Attending schools in the Stockholm area
3. Vaccinated for covid 19

Exclusion Criteria

1. Not understanding Swedish
2. Diagnosed with diabetes, epilepsy, vascular health conditions/circulatory abnormalities, visual/auditory impairments or those receiving treatment from depression, sleep disorders, psychosis or other psychiatric condition

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cognitive function (measured with n-back tests) measured 5 minutes pre-intervention, 30 minutes and approximately 180 minutes post-intervention.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Mood (VANAS, PAS and KSS) measured 10 minutes pre-intervention, just after post-intervention and around 90 minutes post-intervention2. Arterial stiffness (PWA and PWV measured 25 minutes and 210 post-intervetintion3. Cerebral blood flow (fnirs) measured at 30 minutes and approximately 180 minutes post-intervention
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