Study of Caffeine in the Attention and Memory of Women with Premenstrual Tensio
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Premenstrual SyndromeC23.550.568
- Registration Number
- RBR-9w9pw9q
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal da Paraíba
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruitment completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Women aged 19 to 40; have premenstrual syndrome; drink at least two cups of coffee daily
Exclusion Criteria
Regular use of medication; smokers; alcohol consumption more than 2 days a week, chronic diseases; pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It is expected to find a difference, between genotype groups, in the effect of caffeine, after 1 hour, on general attention, measured by the psychological battery for attention assessment and working memory measured by the digits subtest.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Caffeine is expected to alter blood pressure and heart rate, measurements by sphygmomanometer, differently between genotypes.