The Influence of Having Breakfast on Cognitive Performance and Mood

November 9, 2007 updated by: University of Ulm

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

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

104

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Germany
      • Ulm, Germany, 89075
        • Centre for Neuroscience and Learning

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

13 years to 20 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy high school students

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Diabetes

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: A
Breakfast on the first day of intervention, fasting (no breakfast) on the second day of intervention
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
Experimental: B
Fasting (no breakfast) on the first day of intervention, breakfast on the second day of intervention
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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Sustained attention, immediate memory, mood
Time Frame: 2 h
2 h

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Ulm

Investigators

  • 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

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2005

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 9, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 9, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

November 12, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 12, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 9, 2007

Last Verified

November 1, 2007

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 241/2004

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