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Examination of the effect of cacao intake on performance and brain activity during cognitive task: single blind - investigators and assessors blind - cross over comparison study

Examination of the effect of cacao intake on performance and brain activity during cognitive task: single blind - investigators and assessors blind - cross over comparison study - Examination of the effect of cacao intake on performance and brain activity during cognitive task

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000041636
Enrollment
30
Registered
2020-10-13
Start date
2020-08-28
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Healthy adults

Interventions

Sponsors

RIKEN
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Individual who has received sufficient explanation about purpose and content of research, and consenting ability, and who volunteers with his/her free intent and gives written informed consent. 2) Healthy men and women aged 30 to under 50 at the time of informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Individual who has been taken medications, quasi-drugs and supplements for more than 5 days a week within a month before screening test, or who plans to take those for more than 5 days a week during research period - Individual who has a serious disease such as cranial nerve disease, liver disease, kidney disease, heart disease, cardiovascular disease, malignancy, or who has history of that - Individual who has nervous seizure, color blindness, diabetes, or arrhythmia, or who has history of that - Individual who has food allergy - Individual who cannot intake foods containing a large amount of test food ingredients - Individual who consume excessive alcohol - Individual who has a smoking habit - Individual who have day and night shift work and night work during research period - Individual who quite poor performance for cognitive function task in the SCR - Individual who did not complete the measurement of autonomic nervous system test in the SCR - Individual who is left-handed - Individual using internal or external life support devices - Individual with a metallic foreign body inside - Individual using orthodontic metal bridges - Individual who is applying tattoos and permanent makeup - Individual who is or has been engaged in the metalworking industry or in work that frequently handle metals - Individual with mental attacks or claustrophobia - Individual with impaired hearing, vocalization, or grip strength - Individual who have difficulty in regulating body temperature regulation or sweating - Individual who cannot continue supine for more than 1 hour - Individual who has participated in other clinical research within a month before the research, or plan to participate that during the research period - Individual who is pregnant, possibly pregnant, or breastfeeding, or who has plan or wish for pregnancy during the study period - Individual whom principal investigator or sub-investigator judged to be inappropriate as a subject.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of brain activity during cognitive task at the period from 25 to 40 minutes after test food ingestion and from 50 to 65 minutes after test food ingestion.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of cognitive task performance at the period from 25 to 40 minutes after test food ingestion and from 50 to 65 minutes after test food ingestion. Comparison of subjective feelings, measured by visual analog scale, before and after test food ingestion. Comparison of autonomic nervous function before and after test food ingestion.

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactAkihiro Sasaki

RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research Laboratory for Pathophysiological and Health Science

akihiro.sasaki@riken.jp+81-78-569-8868

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026