Effects of dextroamphetamine on psychomotor skills.
Twelve healthy male volunteers were given 0, 5, 10, 15 mg/70 kg dextroamphetamine orally in a randomized double-blind fashion. Blood pressure increased linearly with dose while heart rate was unchanged. Although selected individual tests of stance stability and motor function improved in a dose-related fashion, a generalized improvement in performance was not found. Delayed Auditory Feedback (DAF) failed to show improvement in mental performance after dextroamphetamine.
D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D003913:Dextroamphetamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005246:Feedback; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000187:drug effects*; D010919:Placebos; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000187:drug effects
D010919:Placebos; D003913:Dextroamphetamine