On the dose-effect relationship in the therapy with piracetam (author's transl)

The effect of piracetam therapy with different dosages was studied in a double blind trial against placebo on its effect in psychoorganic syndrome of old age. 78 patients (61 females, 17 males) on the average of 73.2 years, showed statistically significant differences between piracetam therapy at a...

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Published inArzneimittel-Forschung Vol. 26; no. 6; p. 1158
Main Authors Kretschmar, J H, Kretschmar, C H
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 1976
Subjects
Aged
Clinical Trials as Topic
Dementia - drug therapy
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Female
Humans
Male
Piracetam - administration & dosage
Piracetam - therapeutic use
Pyrrolidinones - administration & dosage
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Summary:The effect of piracetam therapy with different dosages was studied in a double blind trial against placebo on its effect in psychoorganic syndrome of old age. 78 patients (61 females, 17 males) on the average of 73.2 years, showed statistically significant differences between piracetam therapy at a dosage of 3 X 1600 mg per day und placebo after a six week peroral therapy while no statistically significant differences between piracetam therapy at a dosage of 3X800 mg per day and placebo were found.
ISSN:0004-4172