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30 day Beef consumption for Cognitive Impairment (IONSport:Beef Trial)

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Led By Steve Riechman, PhD
Research Sponsored by Texas A&M University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 15 sessions (300 trials) over 10 days at the end of the nutritional intervention
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IONSport:Beef Trial Summary

This trial will see if eating beef everyday for a month can improve mental performance in young women compared to those who eat a vegetarian protein source.

Eligible Conditions
  • Cognitive Impairment
  • Nutrient Deficiency
  • Nutritional Anemia
  • Visual Spatial Processing
  • Healthy Eating
  • Vitamin Deficiency
  • Nutritional Deficiency
  • Vitamin B12 Deficiency
  • Zinc Deficiency
  • Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia
  • Selenium and Vitamin E Deficiency

IONSport:Beef Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~15 sessions (300 trials) over 10 days at the end of the nutritional intervention
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 15 sessions (300 trials) over 10 days at the end of the nutritional intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in NeuroTracker Speed Threshold over 300 trials
Maximal NeuroTracker Speed Threshold over 300 trials
Mean NeuroTracker Speed Threshold over 300 trials
Secondary outcome measures
Blood Markers of anemia

IONSport:Beef Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: 30 day Beef consumptionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
One serving of beef is consumed each day for 30 days.
Group II: 30 day Veggie Patty consumptionPlacebo Group1 Intervention
One serving (1 patty) of a vegetable based protein source is consumed each day for 30 days. The weight of the food, total calories, grams of protein, and total fat are the same as the beef serving.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Texas A&M UniversityLead Sponsor
140 Previous Clinical Trials
24,026 Total Patients Enrolled
Steve Riechman, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorTexas A&M University

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Recent research and studies
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Nutrition, Vision, and Cognition in Sport Study: Beef
Steven E.Riechman, PhD, MPH 2020. "Nutrition, Vision, and Cognition in Sport Study: Beef". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04427852.
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