The effects of piracetam on psychometric performance in chronic alcoholics

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dc.contributor.advisorDu Preez, Peteren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPrice, Anthony Edwarden_ZA
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dc.date.issued1984en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 158-170.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractA randomised, placebo-controlled double-blind crossover design was employed in assessing the effects of piracetam treatment on the functional capacities of abstinent chronic alcoholics. A sample of 63 subjects, selected for reliability (to counteract an anticipated high drop-out rate) and for a minimum period of abstinence from problem drinking of three months was drawn from the William Slater Hospital, Rondebosch and commenced the trial. The trial consisted of two 8-week periods, with daily dosages of 4,8gm of piracetam or placebo. Subjects were assessed on a psychometric battery yielding a total of 31 scores at baseline, crossover (8 weeks) and trial termination (16 weeks). The final sample size was 48 after drop-outs and noncompliance had been taken into account. Scoring of test data for these subjects was completed before breaking protocols. Results were analysed by means, of two way analysis of variance with repeated measures on the trials variable. Only two of the 31 analyses yielded significant differences between piracetam and the placebo. These yielded opposed results, and as this number of significant results could be expected due to chance alone, it was concluded that they were probably chance results and that no differences existed between the effects of piracetam and placebo on the functional capacities of chronic alcoholics.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationPrice, A. E. (1984). <i>The effects of piracetam on psychometric performance in chronic alcoholics</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17021en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPrice, Anthony Edward. <i>"The effects of piracetam on psychometric performance in chronic alcoholics."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1984. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17021en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPrice, A. 1984. The effects of piracetam on psychometric performance in chronic alcoholics. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Price, Anthony Edward AB - A randomised, placebo-controlled double-blind crossover design was employed in assessing the effects of piracetam treatment on the functional capacities of abstinent chronic alcoholics. A sample of 63 subjects, selected for reliability (to counteract an anticipated high drop-out rate) and for a minimum period of abstinence from problem drinking of three months was drawn from the William Slater Hospital, Rondebosch and commenced the trial. The trial consisted of two 8-week periods, with daily dosages of 4,8gm of piracetam or placebo. Subjects were assessed on a psychometric battery yielding a total of 31 scores at baseline, crossover (8 weeks) and trial termination (16 weeks). The final sample size was 48 after drop-outs and noncompliance had been taken into account. Scoring of test data for these subjects was completed before breaking protocols. Results were analysed by means, of two way analysis of variance with repeated measures on the trials variable. Only two of the 31 analyses yielded significant differences between piracetam and the placebo. These yielded opposed results, and as this number of significant results could be expected due to chance alone, it was concluded that they were probably chance results and that no differences existed between the effects of piracetam and placebo on the functional capacities of chronic alcoholics. DA - 1984 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1984 T1 - The effects of piracetam on psychometric performance in chronic alcoholics TI - The effects of piracetam on psychometric performance in chronic alcoholics UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17021 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPrice AE. The effects of piracetam on psychometric performance in chronic alcoholics. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1984 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17021en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPsychologyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherAlcoholismen_ZA
dc.titleThe effects of piracetam on psychometric performance in chronic alcoholicsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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