Impact of Astaxanthin on Cognition in Recreationally Active Females

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA · Jun 10, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is exploring how a natural antioxidant called Astaxanthin might help improve thinking and memory abilities in healthy, active women who experience mental fatigue. The researchers want to see if taking Astaxanthin can help reduce any decline in cognitive function that can happen after periods of mental strain.

To participate in the study, women must be between 18 and 39 years old, healthy, and regularly active, meaning they exercise within the guidelines set by the World Health Organization. This includes engaging in moderate to vigorous physical activities for a certain number of hours each week. Participants should also have a stable body weight and a normal menstrual cycle, and they should not be pregnant or trying to become pregnant. If you join the study, you can expect to take the supplement for a period of time while researchers assess its effects on your thinking and memory.

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • The participant population will be healthy, recreationally active females between the ages of 18-39 without any medical conditions. To be deemed recreationally active, they must meet the World Health Organization minimum activity guidelines of completing at least 150 to 300 min moderate-intensity activity or 75-150 min of vigorous-intensity activity a week, plus muscle-strengthening activities 2 or more days a week.
• • Adult females with a stable body weight (± 5 lbs.) for 2 months
• • Adult females with a normal menstrual cycle
• • Adult females not on a low-carb, high-fat diet or intermittent fasting
• • Adult females who are not pregnant of actively attempting to become pregnant
• Exclusion Criteria:
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