The Influence of Having Breakfast on Cognitive Performance and Mood

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Information provided by:

University of Ulm

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00556868

First received: November 9, 2007

Last updated: NA

Last verified: November 2007

History: No changes posted

Tracking Information

First Received Date ^ICMJE

November 9, 2007

Last Updated Date

November 9, 2007

Start Date ^ICMJE

October 2005

Primary Completion Date

Not Provided

Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Sustained attention, immediate memory, mood [ Time Frame: 2 h ]

Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Same as current

Change History

No Changes Posted

Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Current Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Original Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Descriptive Information

Brief Title ^ICMJE

The Influence of Having Breakfast on Cognitive Performance and Mood

Official Title ^ICMJE

The Influence of Having Breakfast on Cognitive Performance and Mood in High School Students

Brief Summary

Breakfast is often labelled the most important meal of the day.

Parents and teachers quite often stress its importance for successful learning during the morning hours. With declining numbers of children and especially adolescents eating breakfast regularly, the study examines the influence of breakfast consumption on cognition and mood of high school students.

Detailed Description

Not Provided

Study Type ^ICMJE

Interventional

Study Phase

Not Provided

Study Design ^ICMJE

Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Basic Science

Condition ^ICMJE

Fasting

Intervention ^ICMJE

Other: Breakfast/no breakfast

A: Breakfast on the first day of intervention. Fasting (no breakfast) on the second day of intervention.

B: Breakfast on the second day of intervention. Fasting (no breakfast) on the first day of intervention

Study Arm (s)

Experimental: A
Breakfast on the first day of intervention, fasting (no breakfast) on the second day of intervention

Intervention: Other: Breakfast/no breakfast
Experimental: B
Fasting (no breakfast) on the first day of intervention, breakfast on the second day of intervention

Intervention: Other: Breakfast/no breakfast

Publications *

Widenhorn-Müller K, Hille K, Klenk J, Weiland U. Influence of having breakfast on cognitive performance and mood in 13- to 20-year-old high school students: results of a crossover trial. Pediatrics. 2008 Aug;122(2):279-84.

* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Status ^ICMJE

Completed

Enrollment ^ICMJE

104

Completion Date

December 2005

Primary Completion Date

Not Provided

Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE

Inclusion Criteria:

Healthy high school students

Exclusion Criteria:

Diabetes

Gender

Both

Ages

13 Years to 20 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Contacts ^ICMJE

Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects

Location Countries ^ICMJE

Germany

Administrative Information

NCT Number ^ICMJE

NCT00556868

Other Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE

241/2004

Has Data Monitoring Committee

Responsible Party

Not Provided

Study Sponsor ^ICMJE

University of Ulm

Collaborators ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Investigators ^ICMJE

Principal Investigator:	Katharina A Widenhorn-Mueller, PhD	Centre for Neuroscience and Learning, University of Ulm
Principal Investigator:	Katrin Hille, PhD	Centre for Neuroscience and Learning, University of Ulm
Principal Investigator:	Jochen Klenk, MPH	Institute of Epidemiology, University of Ulm
Principal Investigator:	Weiland Ulrike, MD	Centre for Neuroscience and Learning, University of Ulm

Information Provided By

University of Ulm

Verification Date

November 2007

^ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP

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