Creatine Supplementation on Cognition in Children

Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Cognitive Function in Children

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01803230

Enrollment

100

Registered

2013-03-04

Start date

2013-02-28

Completion date

2015-02-28

Last updated

2013-03-04

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Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

children

Brief summary

Creatine supplementation may improve cognitive function in elderly and vegetarian individuals. This study aims to investigate the role of creatine supplementation on cognitive function in healthy children.

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTcreatine supplementation

creatine supplementation

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTPlacebo

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

10 Years to 12 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* healthy children * age between 10 to 12 years of age

Exclusion criteria

* cognitive impairment * vegetarian diet * use of creatine in the past 6 months * chronic kidney disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
cognitive function	7 days	assessed by a battery of cognitive tests as follows: colors and words attention test, controlled words association test, memory and figures learning, mental flexibility test and inhibitory control, digit span test, and intelligence quotient.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
tissue creatine content	7 days	as assessed by 1H-MRS.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Primary ContactCarlos Merege

carlosmeregefilho@gmail.com551130913096

Outcome results

None listed

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