Evidence map›Paper›PMID 31581523›Full record

Trial reportNutrients2019

A Prospective Study Evaluating the Effects of a Nutritional Supplement Intervention on Cognition, Mood States, and Mental Performance in Video Gamers.

Jaime L Tartar, Douglas Kalman, Susan Hewlings

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Nutrients, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Jaime L TartarCollege of Psychology, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL 33314 1, USA. tartar@nova.edu.
Douglas KalmanCollege of Health Sciences, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL 33314 2, USA. dkalman@nova.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-0882-9748
Susan HewlingsCollege of Education & Human Services, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, USA. hewli1sj@cmich.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-8540-2591

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cognitive function is critical for successful prolonged performance in eSports. This double-blind placebo-controlled study examined the effect of an inositol-enhanced arginine silicate oral supplement on cognitive performance and energy in eSports athletes. Sixty healthy men and women who spent 5 or more hours a week playing video games were randomly assigned to take supplement or placebo for 7 days. On day 1 and 7, before and 15 min after dosing, subjects completed the Trail Making Test (TMT), Parts A and B; Stroop Test; and Profile of Mood States (POMS) questionnaire, and then played a video game for 60 min. Immediately after, cognitive tests were repeated. Self-reported energy levels increased, anger decreased, and TMT-B test errors decreased in the supplement group compared to placebo (

Indexed as

Dietary SupplementsMental HealthNutritional StatusAdministration, OralAdultAffectArginineCognitionDecision MakingDouble-Blind MethodDrug CombinationsFemaleHumansInositolMaleMissouriArginineDrug CombinationsInositolnitrosigineSilicatesaccuracyargininecognitioneSportsnutritionprocessingreaction time

Identifiers

PMID31581523
PMCPMC6835425

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