MEASURED OUTCOMEDefinition: sourced draft

Episodic memory

Memory for associations and events, operationalized here through a specified cognitive test rather than a general memory score.

Findings in context

1 observations

Measured endpoints are tied to a particular task, population, and exposure. A finding cannot be generalized to a different outcome without supporting evidence.

CiticolineSourced draft
Increased

Paired-associate memory

A secondary episodic-memory endpoint improved relative to placebo. Clinical importance and generalizability remain uncertain. Source

Evidence type
Human research
Population
Older adults with age-associated memory impairment
Exposure
500 mg/day for 12 weeks
Instrument
Cambridge Brain Sciences Paired Associate test
Reported magnitude
Not established

Connections & claims

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Linked substances

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Definition sources

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Observation & claim sources

  1. Randomized placebo-controlled trial · 2021

    Citicoline and Memory Function in Healthy Older Adults: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

    Nakazaki et al.

    Found improvement in secondary episodic and composite memory endpoints.

    Limitation Selected older population, short follow-up and secondary endpoints; not a broad cognitive-enhancement result.

    Funding / disclosures Ingredient-supplier involvement is reported; full funding disclosures require editorial review.

    Source in Citicoline