An interventional study of Essence of Chicken and Placebo (Energy matched) in Healthy Subjects and Fatigue, sponsored by Sprim Advanced Life Sciences. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 45 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-04-25.
Sponsored by Sprim Advanced Life Sciences · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
In Southeast Asia, Essence of Chicken, a chicken-meat-extract, is a popular beverage and is consumed as a traditional remedy for several ailments, including the use as a nutritional supplement for sickness, enhancement of mental efficiency, and recovery from mental fatigue. While the elderly use it as a nutritional supplement, students use it for relief from anxiety during exam times.
The present study is conducted in order to assess the effects of BEC on various physical and mental parameters including physical fatigue, working memory and attention, mood and stress, in comparison to placebo.
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Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.
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Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.
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Dietary Supplement: Essence of Chicken
Dietary Supplement: Essence of Chicken
Dietary Supplement: Placebo (Energy matched)
Brand's Essence of Chicken (BEC) is produced via a water extraction process from chicken meat for several hours under high-temperature, followed by centrifugation to remove fat and cholesterol, vacuum concentration to 3- to 4-fold, sterilization by high temperature and pressure before bottling. This kind of chicken essence is rich in protein, and low in sugar and fat, conveniently available and consumable, and easy for household storage.
Fatigue-vitality
Psychometric tests SF-36 (score 100%)
Time frame: 4 weeks
Physical fatigue
Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire (score 0-33)
Time frame: 4 weeks
Attention
Stroop (mean latency and proportion correct)
Time frame: 4 weeks
Sustained attention
Sustained Attention to Response Task (mean latency and % of correct trials)
Time frame: 4 weeks
Working memory
Digit Span test (Maximal FORWARD digit span and Maximal BACKWARD digit span, etc)
Time frame: 4 weeks
Mood
POMS brief is used as a psychometric test to measure mood (6 domains).
Time frame: 4 weeks
Stress
DASS is used as a psychometric test to measure stress (score 0-42).
Time frame: 4 weeks
Adverse effects
Comparison of adverse events on IP and placebo groups.
Time frame: 4 weeks
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