The Effects of Breakfast on Brain Function

The Effects of Breakfast on Cognitive Functioning

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00621595

Enrollment

166

Registered

2008-02-22

Start date

2000-11-30

Completion date

2005-06-30

Last updated

2015-09-11

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Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

School Breakfast, Diet, Nutrition, Brain Function, Cognition, USDA, Healthy Children

Brief summary

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

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTUSDA School Breakfast

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

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

8 Years to 11 Years

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

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026