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Effects of Caffeine and Mental Fatigue on Selective Attention

Effects of Caffeine and Mental Fatigue on Selective Attention - Caffeine, mental fatigue and attention

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON34588
Enrollment
20
Registered
2010-12-21
Start date
2011-03-08
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-06

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Conditions

geen Not applicable

Interventions

Pseudo random and counter balanced administration of caffeine.

Sponsors

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy males or females Normal sleep patterns Between 18 and 30 years of age Normal or corrected to normal vision Right handed Having a taste for coffee Have signed the informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Neurological complaints Working night shifts Use of medication/drugs that may affect task performance or the neurophysiological results of the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Experimental research parameters are caffeine versus placebo, size of target, size of flankers, stimulus congruence, and block (measure for time on task). The outcome variables are the reaction times, response accuracy and brain activity, reflected in event related potentials (ERPs).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Subjective fatigue ratings, as determined by the AD-ADL (Thayer, 1989)

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)