drugset / Trial / NCT00103805
Improved Language Acquisition With Levodopa
RandomizedCrossoverDouble-blindTreatment
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the non-daily administration of levodopa is effective in boosting semantic language acquisition in healthy subjects.
Timeline
- Start
- 2003-03
- Primary completion
- 2005-08
- Completion
- 2005-08
Publications
- Background Knecht S, Breitenstein C, Bushuven S, Wailke S, Kamping S, Floel A, Zwitserlood P, Ringelstein EB. Levodopa: faster and better word learning in normal humans. Ann Neurol. 2004 Jul;56(1):20-6. doi: 10.1002/ana.20125.
- Background Breitenstein C, Wailke S, Bushuven S, Kamping S, Zwitserlood P, Ringelstein EB, Knecht S. D-amphetamine boosts language learning independent of its cardiovascular and motor arousing effects. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2004 Sep;29(9):1704-14. doi: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300464.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Levodopa | Small molecule | — | — |
Indications
No indication recorded.