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
Name Time Method Cognitive function (measured with n-back tests) measured 5 minutes pre-intervention, 30 minutes and approximately 180 minutes post-intervention.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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