Experiment 67713
Worktypes
Compounds isolated
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Empty organism |
| Citation | MOLNAR,D: TOROK,K: ERHARDT,E: JEGES,S:. (2000). SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF TREATMENT WITH AN EPHEDRINE/CAFFEINE MIXTURE. THE FIRST DOUBLE-BLIND PLACEBO-CONTROLLED PILOT STUDY IN ADOLESCENTS.. 24(12) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | THIRTY-TWO OBESE CHILDREN WERE INCLUDED INTO THE STUDY. THEY WERE TREATED BY DIET A CAFFEINE/EPHEDRINE (CE) OR PLACEBO (PL) FOR 20 WEEKS IN A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL. THOSE WEIGHING LESS THAN 80KG TOOK ONE TABLET THREE TIMES (100MG/10MG), WHEREAS THOSE WEIGHING MORE THAN 80KG TOOK TWO TABLETS THREE TIMES PER DAY. THE DECREASE IN RELATIVE BODY WEIGHT, BMI AND BODY FAT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER IN THE CE GROUP THAN IN THE PL GROUP. RELATIVE BODY WEIGHT DECREASED IN 81% OF THE CE GROUP, BUT ONLY IN 31% OF THE PL GROUP. |
| Dose amount | VAR |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN CHILD |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Gender | GIVEN TO BOTH SEXES |