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Study NCT ID: NCT07405957
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2026-02-13
First Post: 2026-01-06
Is NOT Gene Therapy: True
Has Adverse Events: False

Brief Title: Effects of Two Different Lion's Mane Extracts (Lions Mane Fruiting Body & Lions Mane Fruiting Body With Mycellium) on Cognitive Performance, Subjective Affect, Serum Biomarkers, and Gut Microbiota in Healthy Adults
Sponsor: Applied Food Sciences Inc.
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Study Overview

Official Title: Effects of Naturally Occurring Lions Mane Extract on Cognitive Performance, Serum Biomarkers and Indices of Affect (Pro00083830)
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2026-02
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-arm study design, of healthy men and women assigned to one of three groups: 1 gram/day of MycothriveTM Nordic origin fruiting body lion's mane (M-LM), 1 gram/day of a commercially available mycelium and fruiting body lion's mane (MFB-LM), or placebo (PL) to evaluate Lions mane potential cognitive and gut health benefits in a controlled daily dose for 45 days.
Detailed Description: Lion's Mane (LM) contains β-glucan polysaccharides, proteins, polyketides, hericenones and erinacine terpenoids, cyathane diterpenoids, lectins, phenols, isoindolinones, sterols, and myconutrients, which have been found to provide cognitive and neuroprotective properties. Erinacines within the mycelium of lions mane have demonstrated nootropic effects through the stimulation of nerve growth factor (NGF) synthesis, which plays a critical role in the growth, maintenance, and survival of neurons within the central nervous system, particularly the basal forebrain cholinergic system. Acute affects were shown to improve working memory, complex attention, and reaction time and perceptions of happiness in Lions Mane Fruiting body. This study aims to determine key differences (if any) in cognitive tasks, subjective affect (e.g., VAS scales for mental clarity, memory, mood, focus, concentration), serum biomarkers (BDNF, TNF-alpha,IL-6, HS-CRP), microbiome (alpha \& beta diversity, keystone species, etc.) with daily consumption.

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: False
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: False
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: