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A study to assess the effect of coffee on the ability to perform simple physical and mental exercises in healthy individuals during the post-lunch period

A randomized double- blind cross-over study to assess the effect of regular and decaffeinated coffee on psychomotor performance in healthy volunteers during post-lunch period

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/02/017763
Enrollment
16
Registered
2019-02-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Regular coffee: 150 ml of regular coffee with caffeine content equivalent to 100 mg Control Intervention1: Decaffeinated coffee: 150 ml of decaffeinated coffee with caffeine content equ

Sponsors

Dr Suganthi S
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 21-35 years 2. Willing to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Current Smokers (Adult who have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and who currently smokes cigarettes) 2. H/o medication intake (especially, H/o drugs causing psychomotor impairment (anti-histamines, benzodiazepines), caffeine containing medicinal preparations, CYP1A2 inducers & inhibitors)) 3. H/o cough and cold for past 1 week 4. H/o caffeine use disorder (DSM V criteria) 5. H/o any other concurrent illness (hypertension, diabetes mellitus) 6. H/o heavy coffee drinking (consuming more than 4 cups of any type of coffee, caffeinated beverages every day) 7. H/o person who have never consumed caffeinated beverages or caffeine in any form 8. Pregnant and lactating females

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. difference in mean critical flicker fusion frequency between regular and decaffeinated group 2. difference in average choice reaction time between regular and decaffeinated group 3. difference in mean error count in hand steadiness test between regular and decaffeinated group Timepoint: 1 hour post intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
difference in blood pressure and heart rate between regular and decaffeinated groupTimepoint: 1 hour post intervention

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Suganthi S

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

drgupta.pooja@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026