Effectiveness of Modafinil in Improving Cognitive Performance of University Students

Universidad de Valparaiso128 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine whether modafinil is effective in the improvement of mnesic performance and executive functions of university students from high academic performance.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

128

Conditions

Attention Memory, Short-Term Executive Function

Interventions

ModafinilDRUG

Modafinil 200mg

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 25 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Medicine, Psychology, Obstetrics, Nursing and Kinesiology students of the Universidad de Valparaiso. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with Mental Disorders. * Patients with physical diseases. * Patients using any psychotropic substances. * History of chronic diseases. * Pregnant women.

Locations (2)

Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaiso

Valparaíso, Región de Valparaíso, Chile

Escuela de Psicología, Universidad de Valparaiso

Valparaíso, Región de Valparaíso, Chile