Behavioral Differences in Effortful Control

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-04-24
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Effortful control refers to the mental processes that help a person to regulate his or her own attention, thoughts, and emotions. This study will examine behavioral differences in healthy individuals when performing a task that induces fatigue.

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of methylphenidate on the cognitive functions in healthy individuals when performing fatiguing cognitive tasks.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Michigan
• Treatments: Methylphenidate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age range 18-35

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant or nursing (females)

• Any clinically significant medical condition

• Currently taking any medications (i.e., decongestants)

• Currently taking any psychoactive medications

• Alcohol or substance abuse (current or in the past 2 years)

• Liver or Kidney disease

• Any clinically significant personal or family history of cardiac problems