Multi-tasking and acute Bacopa Monnieri (CDRI 08) supplementatio

Phase 3

• Conditions: Cognitive Function; Stress; Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour; Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Herbal remedies

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000834853
• Lead Sponsor: Swinburne University of Technology

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-08-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Non-smoker
- Age between 18 and 44 years
- Healthy (absence of all exclusion criteria) male and female adults
- Not taking any medication, herbal extracts, vitamin supplements or illicit drugs
- Not pregnant or lactating
- Participants must abstain from caffeine-containing foods/beverages and alcohol for 24 hours prior to the training session and each testing session.
- Written informed consent obtained

Exclusion Criteria

- Smoker
- History of psychiatric disorders or neurological diseases
- Suffering from endocrine, gastrointestinal or bleeding disorders
- Taking any medication, herbal extracts, vitamin supplements or illicit drugs
- Pregnant or lactating

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cognitive Assessment using multitasking framework (Purple Research Solutions, UK) where tasks included mental arithmetic, stroop, letter search and visual tracking[Baseline, 1 hour and 2 hour post dose]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mood measure using Bond-Lader Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)[Baseline, 1 hour and 2 hour post dose];Anxiety measure using state anxiety subscale (STAI-S) of the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)[Baseline, 1 hour and 2 hour post dose];Stress measure using cortisol testing; salivary samples using salivettes are employed to measure cortisol levels. Participants will be asked to place a cotton dental roll in their mouth and chew for approximately 30 seconds. Salivettes are then immediately frozen and then defrosted prior to testing. Testing will be carried out using luminescence immunoassay.[Baseline, 1 hour and 2 hour post dose]