Status:
COMPLETED
The Effects of Chicken Extract on Mental Energy in Healthy Adults and the Underlying Mechanisms
Lead Sponsor:
Brand's Suntory Asia
Collaborating Sponsors:
Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
Conditions:
Healthy Adults
Eligibility:
All Genders
35-64 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This exploratory trial investigates the effect of a chicken extract supplement on mental energy and its potential underlying mechanisms of action among healthy adults using a randomized, double-blind,...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male or female at 35-64 years of age
- Assessed by investigator to be in good health
- Normal cognition based on investigator's clinical judgement per the routine practice
- Modified PSQI score \> 5
- Agree to participate in the study and provide written informed consent
- Agree to abstain from herbal extracts or dietary supplements throughout the study period
Exclusion
- BMI \< 18.5 or ≥ 27 kg/m2
- Concurrent pharmacological treatments
- Current systemic diseases or current/history of neurological or cerebrovascular diseases
- Active peptic ulcer, or a history of peptic ulcer within the last 2 years
- Medications or interventions in the last 4 weeks, which in the investigators' judgement could potentially affect the outcome measures
- Regular significant quantities of dietary supplements or herbal extracts (\> 2 times a week) in the last 4 weeks
- Regular excessive caffeine consumption, heavy alcohol consumption or heavy habitual smokers
- Any drastic changes in lifestyle (including diet, smoking, sleep, exercise, and mental and physical activities) in the last 4 weeks
- Not able to maintain the same lifestyle throughout the study period
- Inadequate visual and auditory acuity to allow neuropsychological testing per investigator's judgment
- Inability to undergo fMRI scan
- Any consumption of chicken extract supplement, or carnosine or anserine supplement, in the preceding 4 weeks
- History of allergy to caseinate, milk, or chicken meat
- Women who are pregnant or lactating or intending to do so
- Current enrolment in another interventional study
- Subjects who show unstable sleep habits during the previous month
- Excessive blood donation or blood drawn prior to baseline
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 22 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 8 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
189 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06021223
Start Date
August 22 2023
End Date
January 8 2025
Last Update
September 16 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Taipei Medical University Hospital Shuang Ho Hospital
New Taipei City, Taiwan, 235