Tokyo, Sept. 10 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000059036) titled 'Effects of Breakfast and Supplemental Food Intake on Physiological and Psychological Outcomes in Young Adults with Irregular Breakfast Habits: A Randomized Parallel-Group Comparison Study' on Sept. 9.
Study Type:
Interventional
Study Design:
Basic Design - Parallel
Randomization - Randomized
Blinding - Open -no one is blinded
Control - No treatment
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Hiroshima University
Condition:
Condition - Individuals who habitually skip breakfast
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - To investigate the effects of breakfast and a mid-morning snack (supplemental meal) on concentration.
Basic objectives2 - Efficacy
Intervention:
Interventions/Control_1 - Skipping breakfast as usual
Interventions/Control_2 - Ingest the prescribed breakfast by 8:00 AM.
Eligibility:
Age-lower limit - 18
years-old
=
Gender - Male and Female
Key inclusion criteria - #1.Individuals aged 18 to 24 years old at the time of informed consent.
#2.Individuals who can provide written informed consent for participation in this study.
#3.Individuals who habitually skip breakfast on three or more weekdays out of five.
#4.Individuals who typically wake up by around 8:00 AM.
#5.Individuals who perceive difficulty in maintaining concentration during the morning and do not have a habit of taking naps.
#6.Non-smokers (Individuals who do not have a smoking habit).
Key exclusion criteria - #1.Individuals currently undergoing treatment for sleep disorders such as insomnia, or those self-administering over-the-counter sleep aids.
#2.Individuals with a past or present diagnosis of an eating disorder.
#3.Individuals currently undergoing treatment for mental illnesses such as depression.
#4.Women who are pregnant, potentially pregnant, breastfeeding, or desiring pregnancy.
#5.Individuals with food allergies.
#6.Any other individuals deemed inappropriate by the principal investigator or co-investigators.
Target Size - 66
Recruitment Status:
Recruitment status - Preinitiation
Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 08 Month 28 Day
Anticipated trial start date - 2025 Year 11 Month 10 Day
Last follow-up date - 2027 Year 03 Month 31 Day
To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000067527
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