Wong, Rachel H. X. and Howe, Peter R. C. and Bryan, Janet and Coates, Alison M. and Buckley, Jonathan D. and Berry, Narelle M. (2012) Chronic effects of a wild green oat extract supplementation on cognitive performance in older adults: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial. Nutrients, 4 (5). pp. 331-342.
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Abstract
Background and aim: Preliminary evaluation of a wild green oat extract (WGOE) (Neuravena® ELFA®955, Frutarom, Switzerland) revealed an acute cognitive benefit of supplementation. This study investigated whether regular daily WGOE supplementation would result in sustained cognitive improvements. Method: A 12-week randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over trial of WGOE supplementation (1500 mg/day) versus placebo was undertaken in 37 healthy adults aged 67 ± 0.8 years (mean ± SEM). Cognitive assessments included the Stroop colour-word test, letter cancellation, the rule-shift task, a computerised multi-tasking test battery and the trail-making task. All assessments were conducted in Week 12 and repeated in Week 24 whilst subjects were fasted and at least 18 h after taking the last dose of supplement. Result: Chronic WGOE supplementation did not affect any measures of cognition. Conclusion: It appears that the cognitive benefit of acute WGOE supplementation does not persist with chronic treatment in older adults with normal cognition. It remains to be seen whether sustained effects of WGOE supplementation may be more evident in those with mild cognitive impairment.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | © 2012 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | No Faculty |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Jun 2017 06:49 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Nov 2017 04:23 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Attention-concentration; Avena sativa; Cognition; Neuravena; Older adults; Wild green oat extract; Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology; Drug Literature Index; Adverse Reactions Titles; Neurology and Neurosurgery |
| Fields of Research : | 11 Medical and Health Sciences > 1111 Nutrition and Dietetics > 111103 Nutritional Physiology |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences |
| Identification Number or DOI: | 10.3390/nu4050331 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/31601 |
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