Experiment 69619

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismGinkgo biloba (GINKGOACEAE)
CitationCIEZA,A: MAIER,P: POPPEL,E:. (2003). EFFECTS OF GINKGO BILOBA ON MENTAL FUNCTIONING IN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS.. 34(5)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseDRUG WERE FOUND FOR BOTH MOTOR PERFORMANCE AND EMOTIONAL EVALUATION. THIS STUDY DID NOT REVEAL EVIDENCE OF UNKNOW DRUG-INDUCED SIDE EFFECTS OR INTOLERANCE. NO SERIOUS ADVERSE EVENTS WERE OBSERVED DURING THE STUDY. MENTAL HEALTH AS WELL AS SELF-ESTIMATED QUALITY OF LIFE WERE SIGNIFICANT IN FAVOR OF EGB 761. NO INTERGROUP DIFFERENCES WERE FOUND IN SELF-ESTIMATED GENERAL HEALTH. SECONDARY OUTCOMES SUPPORTING THE NOTION OF SUPERIORITY OF THE ACTIVE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED. 66 HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS AGED BETWEEN 50 AND 65 YRS WITHOUT AGE-ASSOCIATED COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT WERE RANDOMIZED, 32 INTO THE PLACEBO AND 34 INTO EGB 761-TREATMENT GROUP (240 MG, T.I.D.), INTERGROUP DIFFERENCES IN SELF-ESTIMATED THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PRESENT STUDY WAS TO EVALUATE THE RELATIVELY SHORT-TERM (I.E. 4 WKS) EFFECTS OF EGB 761 ON MENTAL FUNCTIONING AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS. A 4-WEEK, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, PARALLEL-GROUP A COMMERCIAL PRODUCT, EGB-761, WAS USED.
Dose amount720.0 MG
Number2
Qualitative resultINACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractACETONE EXT
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES