Effectiveness of Modafinil in Improving Cognitive Performance of University Students

Effectiveness of Modafinil in Improving Mnesic Performance and Executive Functions of University Students From Careers of High Academic Performance

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01365897

Enrollment

128

Registered

2011-06-03

Start date

2010-09-30

Completion date

2011-01-31

Last updated

2011-06-03

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Conditions

Attention, Executive Function, Memory, Short-Term

Keywords

Modafinil, Memory, Executive Functions, Memory, Short-Term, Attention, University Students, Stroop Effect, Digit Span, Backwards Digit Span, Biber Cognitive Estimation Test

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

DRUGModafinil

Modafinil 200mg

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 25 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

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.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Average Correct Answers in Biber Cognitive Estimation Test	2 hours after pill ingestion
Average response latency in Stroop Effect test	2 hours after pill ingestion
Average Score in Digit Span test	2 hours after pill ingestion
Average Score in Backwards Digit Span test	2 hours after pill ingestion
Average percentage of correct answers in Stroop Effect test	2 hours after pill ingestion

Countries

Chile

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026