Shalini Srivastava, Mark Mennemeier, Jayesh Anand Chaudhary
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Abstract
Objective: The present randomized, placebo-controlled study aimed to assess the long-term safety and perceivable mental acuity benefits of EnXtra® in healthy individuals.Methods: Study participants were administered EnXtra® with or without caffeine for a period of 12 weeks. The cardiovascular safety was evaluated by assessing change in QT interval, blood pressure and heart rate. Further, other efficacy variables evaluated were change in perceived alertness and calmness by Bond and Lader mood scales, Sleep disturbance by Pittsburgh sleep quality Index and daytime sleepiness by Epworth sleepiness scale.Results: None of the study group showed any significant change in the ECG or haemodynamic parameters as compared to baseline (p > 0.05). Post consumption, alertness and calmness scores were significantly increased in the EnXtra®, and EnXtra® plus caffeine group (p < 0.001) as compared to placebo. Daytime sleep scores decreased in the EnXtra® group however change was not significant. Sleep quality remained undisturbed in all three arms.Conclusion: The findings demonstrated the psychostimulant efficacy of EnXtra® with no safety concerns on long-term usage.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of the American College of Nutrition accepts the following types of submissions: Original and innovative research in nutrition science with useful application for researchers, physicians, nutritionists, and other healthcare professionals with emphasis on discoveries which help to individualize or "personalize" nutrition science; Critical reviews on pertinent nutrition topics that highlight key teaching points and relevance to nutrition; Letters to the editors and commentaries on important issues in the field of nutrition; Abstract clusters on nutritional topics with editorial comments; Book reviews; Abstracts from the annual meeting of the American College of Nutrition in the October issue.