Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
The goal of this interventional study is to determine whether reducing ultra-processed food consumption in children and adolescents can improve cognitive function. The main question it aims to answer is:
Does reducing ultra-processed food consumption through online nutritional education improve cognitive function in children and adolescents with attention difficulties? Researchers will compare a nutritional education group to a non-intervention group to assess whether reducing ultra-processed food intake leads to cognitive improvement.
Participants will:
Attend a weekly online nutritional education course for 12 weeks Be encouraged to replace ultra-processed foods with whole foods
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nutritional education group | Experimental | Online nutritional education |
|
| Control | No Intervention | Non nutritional education intervention |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutritional education group | Behavioral | Attend a weekly online nutritional education course for 12 weeks |
|
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive function | Cognitive function is evaluated by Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) | Baseline and after the intervention (at 12 weeks) |
Not provided
Not provided
Inclusion Criteria:
Age: 10-15 years old. Attention difficulties: Diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or identified as having learning difficulties based on a specialist's or teacher's recommendation.
Ultra-processed food consumption: Consumes at least six types or six servings of ultra-processed foods daily.
Exclusion Criteria:
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yi-Chen Huang, PhD | Contact | +886422053366 | 7523 | yichenhuang@mail.cmu.edu.tw |
Not provided
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Medical University Hospital | Recruiting | Taichung | 406040 | Taiwan |
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided