The effect of piracetam on volunteers in a low-pressure tank.
Twelve volunteers were subjected to a double-blind crossover test to evaluate their concentration in conditions of hypoxemia after treatment with piracetam or with a placebo. Piracetam was administered in doses of 4.8 g per day for 4 days and 7.2 g on the 5th day. The speed with which the test was carried out was not influenced to a statistically significant degree but the proportion of errors was. This effect of piracetam was more pronounced for the longer-lasting periods of hyposemia.
D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention / Q000187:drug effects*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010889:Piracetam / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011760:Pyrrolidinones / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D011760:Pyrrolidinones; D010889:Piracetam