Efficacy of a Microalgae Extract PhaeoSOL Combined With Natural Stimulant on Cognitive Function and Gaming Performance of Video Gamers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy men and women;
• Between 18 and 40 years;
• Self-reported history of playing video games for 5 or more hours per week for 6 months prior to screening;
• BMI between 18 and 34.9 Kg/m2 ;
• Subjects agreed to supply their own operator-oriented action or strategy video game that they had played at least 21 times over the last 3 months;
• No recent ingestion (<2weeks) of dietary supplement that affect cognitive function;
• Be able to give written informed consent and to consume the investigational product daily for the duration of the study;
• Is free-living (living in a private home, alone or with family, and able to maintain their health and hygiene without assistance)
• Willing to maintain consistent sleep duration the evening before study visits.
• Are agreed to continue their patterned use of the game between study visits

Exclusion criteria

• refrain from caffeine and alcohol for 12 hours prior to each study visits;
• consume dietary supplements that may affect cognition and/or with a stimulant effect (e.g. guarana, cocoa, ginseng, bacopa, Gingko biloba, guayusa, yerba mate, energy drinks, other products containing fucoxanthin) at least 7 days before Visit 2 ;
• are women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or wish to become pregnant during the study;
• have an untreated psychotic or major depressive disorder or any history of cognitive deficit;
• have an uncontrolled hypertension/diabetes/thyroid/heart disease disease, cancer etc.);
• have a significant neurological disease;
• have planned major changes in lifestyle (i.e. diet, dieting, exercise level, travelling) during the duration of the study;
• have a history within previous 12 months of alcohol or substance abuse;
• have known allergy to any of the ingredients in the supplement product
• are not willing to supply their own gaming system and/or game