The Effects of Breakfast on Brain Function

N/ACompletedNCT00621595

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute166 enrolled

Overview

To test cognitive abilities of 8-11 year old children under conditions of fasting or receiving a full school breakfast.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

166

Conditions

Healthy

Interventions

USDA School BreakfastDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Breakfast containing 340 calories, 57 g carbohydrate, 14 g protein, 6 g fat.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 8 YearsMax age: 11 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 8-11 years old * Between 25th and 95th percentile, BMI-for-age Exclusion Criteria: * food allergies or some intolerances * uncorrected vision * IQ \< 80 * Other chronic conditions thought to interfere with the study as determined by the investigator

Locations (1)

Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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