Fatty Acids and Executive Function Development in 7-12 Year Olds
NCT ID: NCT02199808
Last Updated: 2020-12-16
Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
79 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2014-04-30
2016-05-31
Brief Summary
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Participants: Eighty-four typically-developing 7-to 12-year-old children.
Procedure (methods): Participants and a caregiver will participate in 4 sessions. Three sessions will consist of the screening. These sessions will be telephone calls to collect 24-hour diet information that will be used to determine whether they are eligible for the fourth session. Approximately 120 participants will be screened to find 84 participants who are eligible for the fourth session, in which participants will complete a series of tests on the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) - a touch-screen device that provides computerized versions of standardized cognitive tests. They will also complete a maze task in which they figure out a path through the maze by walking on the correct squares. Brain activity will be recorded using a portable near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) system.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Study Groups
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7-9 year olds
These are children who are between 7 and 9 years old when they are tested.
No interventions assigned to this group
10-12 year olds
These are children who are between 10 and 12 years old when they are tested.
No interventions assigned to this group
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* Any diagnosis of a psychological illness
* History of seizures
* History of tobacco exposure during gestation
* History of alcohol exposure during gestation
7 Years
12 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Sigma Xi
UNKNOWN
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Carol Cheatham, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience
Principal Investigators
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Carol L Cheatham, Ph.D.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Locations
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UNC-Chapel Hill's Nutrition Research Institute
Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States
Countries
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References
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Ingol TT, Li R, Boone KM, Rausch J, Klebanoff MA, Turner AN, Yeates KO, Nelin MA, Sheppard KW, Keim SA. Docosahexaenoic and Arachidonic Acid Supplementation of Toddlers Born Preterm Does Not Affect Short-Term Growth or Adiposity. J Nutr. 2019 Dec 1;149(12):2182-2190. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxz115.
Sheppard KW, Cheatham CL. Omega-6/omega-3 fatty acid intake of children and older adults in the U.S.: dietary intake in comparison to current dietary recommendations and the Healthy Eating Index. Lipids Health Dis. 2018 Mar 9;17(1):43. doi: 10.1186/s12944-018-0693-9.
Sheppard KW, Cheatham CL. Executive functions and the omega-6-to-omega-3 fatty acid ratio: a cross-sectional study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2017 Jan;105(1):32-41. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.116.141390. Epub 2016 Nov 16.
Other Identifiers
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14-0198
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id