Ultra-processed Food Consumption and Behavioral Disorder and Cognitive Function
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Nutritional education group.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: ADD/ADHD. Basic parameters: 10 years — 15 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Taiwan
- Next step
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Official title
Relationship Between Ultra-processed Food Consumption and Behavioral Disorder and Cognitive Function in Children and Adolescents: the Mediation Role of Plasticizer
Overview
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
Interventions
- Behavioral Nutritional education group
Attend a weekly online nutritional education course for 12 weeks
Primary outcome measures
- Cognitive function [Time frame: Baseline and after the intervention (at 12 weeks)]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Participants must meet all of the following conditions:
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
- Younger than 10 years old or older than 15 years old.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
Taiwan · 1 center
- China Medical University Hospital — Taichung
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07465081 · CMUH112-REC2-009