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CompletedNCT01794351Updated Feb 18, 2013

Cognitive Effects of 500mg Trans-resveratrol

An interventional study of Trans-resveratrol and Placebo in Cognitive Performance and Mood, sponsored by Northumbria University. Completed at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 35 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-02-18.

Sponsored by Northumbria University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Basic science

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
50
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 35 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study investigated the potentially cognitive enhancing effects of 500mg trans-resveratrol in healthy, young humans.

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Conditions studied

  • Cognitive Performance
  • Mood
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In context

Lead sponsor

Northumbria University is the lead sponsor of 160 studies on the registry; 22 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 35 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • 18-35yrs, healthy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Drug/alcohol abuse, taking prescription medication (apart from contraception) or herbal supplements, having food intolerances or allergies, having suffered a head-injury or neurological/neuro-developmental disorder, uncorrected sight problems, pregnant or seeking to become so, excessive caffeine use (e.g. more than 6 cups of coffee per day).
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
50 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Placebo then resveratrol

    Participants in this arm (decided according to Latin square) first received placebo and then resveratrol, on seperate days, with a 7-14 day wash-out period between visits.

    Dietary Supplement: Trans-resveratrol · Other: Placebo

  • Experimental
    Resveratrol then placebo

    Participants in this arm (decided according to Latin square) first received resveratrol and then placebo, on seperate days, with a 7-14 day wash-out period between visits

    Dietary Supplement: Trans-resveratrol · Other: Placebo

Interventions

  • Dietary supplementTrans-resveratrol

    In this crossoevr study, all participants also consumed 500mg trans-resveratrol (in 2 opaque vegetarian capsules), at baseline, on counterballanced days.

  • OtherPlacebo

    In this crossoevr study, all participants also consumed placebo (2 opaque vegetarian capsules), at baseline, on counterballanced days.

    Also known as: Pharmaceutical grade silica

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of participants with altered cognitive function at 40mins post-dose

    This outcome measure is assessed by the number of participants whose scores on a range of cognitive tasks (word and picture recall and recognition, serial 3s and 7s subtractions, rapid visual information processing (RVIP), N-Back (3-Back version), Stroop and numeric working memory) differed from the baseline to 40min post-dose scores.

    Time frame: 40mins Post-dose

  2. Number of participants with altered cognitive function at 2.5hrs post-dose

    This outcome measure is assessed by the number of participants whose scores on a range of cognitive tasks (word and picture recall and recognition, serial 3s and 7s subtractions, rapid visual information processing (RVIP), N-Back (3-Back version), Stroop and numeric working memory) differed from baseline to the 2.5hr post-dose scores.

    Time frame: 2.5hrs post-dose

  3. Number of participants with altered cognitive function at 4hrs post-dose

    This outcome measure is assessed by the number of participants whose scores on a range of cognitive tasks (word and picture recall and recognition, serial 3s and 7s subtractions, rapid visual information processing (RVIP), N-Back (3-Back version), Stroop and numeric working memory) differed from baseline to the 4hr post-dose scores.

    Time frame: 4hrs post-dose

  4. Number of participants with altered cognitive function at 6hrs post-dose

    This outcome measure is assessed by the number of participants whose scores on a range of cognitive tasks (word and picture recall and recognition, serial 3s and 7s subtractions, rapid visual information processing (RVIP), N-Back (3-Back version), Stroop and numeric working memory) differed from baseline to the 6hr post-dose scores.

    Time frame: 6hrs post-dose

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of participants with altered mood at 40mins post-dose.

    This outcome was assessed by the number of participants whose baseline mood scores (as assessed by the Bond-Lader mood scale which categorises 'alert', 'content' and 'calm') differed from the 40mins post-dose scores.

    Time frame: 40mins post-dose

  2. Number of participants with altered mood at 2.5hrs post-dose

    This outcome was assessed by the number of participants whose baseline mood scores (as assessed by the Bond-Lader mood scale which categorises 'alert', 'content' and 'calm') differed from the 2.5hrs post-dose scores.

    Time frame: 2.5hrs post-dose

  3. Number of participants with altered mood at 4hrs post-dose

    This outcome was assessed by the number of participants whose baseline mood scores (as assessed by the Bond-Lader mood scale which categorises 'alert', 'content' and 'calm') differed from the 4hrs post-dose scores.

    Time frame: 4hrs pos-dose

  4. Number of participants with altered mood at 6hrs post-dose

    This outcome was assessed by the number of participants whose baseline mood scores (as assessed by the Bond-Lader mood scale which categorises 'alert', 'content' and 'calm') differed from the 6hrs post-dose scores.

    Time frame: 6hrs post-dose

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Study locations

1 site
  • Brain performance and nutrition research centre, Northumbria university
    Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE1 8ST, United Kingdom
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of Oct 2012, a primary completion of Dec 2012 and a completion of Dec 2012. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Feb 8, 2013
First posted
Feb 18, 2013
Start
Oct 2012
Primary completionActual
Dec 2012
CompletionActual
Dec 2012
Last update
Feb 18, 2013
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 18, 2013, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01794351
Responsible party
David Kennedy (Professor, Northumbria University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Feb 18, 2013
Start date
Oct 2012
Primary completion
Dec 2012
Completion
Dec 2012
Last update
Feb 18, 2013

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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