Pork for brain power? study pulled before it began
NCT ID NCT07031076
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study was designed to test whether eating four 5-ounce servings of lean pork each week for 16 weeks could improve thinking skills and brain health in adults aged 65 to 75. Researchers planned to compare pork-eaters with a control group using cognitive tests and brain scans. However, the study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no results are available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- lean pork
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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65 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Provision of signed and dated informed consent form * Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and lifestyle considerations and availability for the duration of the study * Males and females; Age 65-75 * Willingness to adhere to the ready-to-eat lean pork intervention regimen or the control condition regimen (depending on group assignment) * Score between 51 and 80 out of 100 on the Healthy Eating Index * Consume less than or equal to 15 grams of lean pork per day on average prior to participating in the study * BMI between 18.5 and 39.9 * Mini-Mental State Examination score 26 or greater * Vision scored greater than 20/50 * No history of subjective cognitive impairment * No evidence of loss of instrumental activities of daily living * Minimal dependence in hygiene, bathing, and dressing * Low pork consumers * Willing to discontinue dietary supplement use throughout the duration of the study, if they are consuming supplement at the time of the registration * No known contraindication to MRI scans as determined by the MRI screening survey questions Exclusion Criteria: * Current use of medications that may affect their responses to dietary intervention, such as amphetamines, antidepressants, anti-diabetic medications, laxatives, antibiotics, statins and diuretics. * Known intolerance or allergy to pork * Current use of nicotine products, including vaping * Previous use of nicotine products, including vaping, within the recent 6 months at the time of pre-screening * Diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment * Diagnosis of any dementia, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's Disease, Lewy body disease, vascular cognitive impairment and frontotemporal dementia * Diagnosis of psychiatric illness within the last 3 years * Stroke in previous 12 months * Cancer diagnosis within past 3 years, except prostate cancer or basal cell carcinoma * Current chemotherapy or radiation treatment * Planned move from study area * Scheduling conflicts that would preclude participation in study activities * Prior or ongoing involvement in cognitive training or dietary intervention studies * Contraindications for MRI * Dietary quality outside the average range (i.e., HEI score less than 51 or greater than 80) * Other inability to complete study activities
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588, United States
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