The Effects of Breakfast on Brain Function

Sponsor

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT00621595

Collaborator

(none)

166

Enrollment

Location

Arm

Duration (Months)

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

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

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Healthy	Dietary Supplement: USDA School Breakfast	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

166 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Single (Outcomes Assessor)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

The Effects of Breakfast on Cognitive Functioning

Study Start Date :

Nov 1, 2000

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Jun 1, 2005

Actual Study Completion Date :

Jun 1, 2005

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: 1 Fasting	Dietary Supplement: USDA School Breakfast Breakfast containing 340 calories, 57 g carbohydrate, 14 g protein, 6 g fat.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Active Comparator: 1

Fasting

Dietary Supplement: USDA School Breakfast

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

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

8 Years to 11 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

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