Theracurmin hp capsules containing 90 mg curcumin each that will be taken as one capsule twice daily for 6 months.
Theracurmin containing 90 mg of curcumin.
The experimental group took theracurmin containing 90 mg of curcumin twice daily i e 180 mg curcumin day for 18 months.
Verbal performance buschke selective reminding test srt visual performance brief visual memory test revised bvmt r.
Individuals were asked not to consume curcumin containing food for more than 7 days prior to the study.
Bioavailable curcumin normal aging memory cognition positron emission tomography highlights this is the first long term 18 months double blind placebo controlled trial of a bioavailable form of curcumin theracurmin containing 90 mg of curcumin twice daily in non demented adults.
The experimental group took theracurmin containing 90 mg of curcumin twice a day ie 180 mg curcumin day for 18 months.
Either a placebo twice daily or the curcumin supplement theracurmin containing 90 mg of curcumin.
Subjects will be randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups.
The intervention is twice daily dosage of theracurmin 90 mg capsules.
The study lasted for 3 weeks.
This same dose was used in a successful trial of patients with mild cognitive impairment.
Blood samples were collected at regular intervals.
The following tests were used to assess cognitive performance.
Primary outcomes were verbal buschke selective reminding test srt and visual brief visual memory test revised bvmt r memory and attention trail making a was a secondary outcome.
1 capsule equivalent to 260 mg.
Cognitive performance was assessed through verbal and visual testing.
30 mg providing a controlled surface the colloidal dispersion 30 mg of curcumin turmeric root extract daily value not established other ingredients.
The investigators expect that the volunteers receiving the curcumin supplement will show less evidence of decline after 18 months than those receiving the placebo.
The dosage of curcumin from each supplement type was not equal.
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Attention was assessed as a secondary outcome.