Brain & focus / creatine
creatine
Evidence for brain & focus, scored from the published research.
cognitive performance
promising50/100 Evidence ScoreConfidence: moderate5 studies4 RCTs
Multiple human studies report a positive effect.
- 5 human studies (154 participants across the 3 with counts recorded; 2 review/meta-analysis not counted individually)
- Studies disagree with each other
References (5)
- Effect of creatine supplementation and sleep deprivation, with mild exercise, on cognitive and psychomotor performance, mood state, and plasma concentrations of catecholamines and cortisol.randomized controlled trial (RCT) · Psychopharmacology · 2006
- The Effect of Creatine Nitrate and Caffeine Individually or Combined on Exercise Performance and Cognitive Function: A Randomized, Crossover, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.randomized controlled trial (RCT) · Nutrients · 2024
- Single dose creatine improves cognitive performance and induces changes in cerebral high energy phosphates during sleep deprivation.randomized controlled trial (RCT) · Scientific reports · 2024
- Beyond muscle: the effects of creatine supplementation on brain creatine, cognitive processing, and traumatic brain injury.systematic review · European journal of sport science · 2019
- The effects of creatine supplementation on cognitive performance-a randomised controlled study.randomized controlled trial (RCT) · BMC medicine · 2023
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