The effect of Spironolactone on memory performance under stressful circumstances.
Completed
- Conditions
- geenNA
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON33859
- Lead Sponsor
- niversiteit Maastricht
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 64
Inclusion Criteria
• Male undergraduate student
• Age between 18 and 35 years old.
• Healthy / passing medical examination (see also exclusion criteria)
• Given informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
• Suffering from cardiovascular diseases, severe physical illness, hypertension, current or lifetime psychopathology or endocrine disorders
• Being on medication known to affect HPA-axis functioning
• Use of Acetyl Salicylic Acid
• Renal insufficiency
• Hyperkalemia
• Low blood pressure (i.e., a systolic BP < 90 and/or a diastolic BP < 60)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Learning curves at memory encoding phase (i.e., 3 immediate free recall tests)<br /><br>and 24hr delayed free recall performance. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>NA</p><br>