[On the dose-effect relationship in the therapy with piracetam (author's transl)].
The effect of piracetam therapy with different dosages was studied in a double blind trial against placebo on its effect in psychoorganic syndrome of old age. 78 patients (61 females, 17 males) on the average of 73.2 years, showed statistically significant differences between piracetam therapy at a dosage of 3 X 1600 mg per day und placebo after a six week peroral therapy while no statistically significant differences between piracetam therapy at a dosage of 3X800 mg per day and placebo were found.
D000368:Aged; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003704:Dementia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010889:Piracetam / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011760:Pyrrolidinones / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D011760:Pyrrolidinones; D010889:Piracetam
Zur Dosis-Wirkungs-Relation bei der Behandlung mit Piracetam