Scientific Information on Impulsivity
Impulsivity
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Summary of Impulsivity
Scientific Information on Impulsivity
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Robust research conducted with repeated double-blind clinical trials |
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Multiple studies where at least two are double-blind and placebo controlled |
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Single double-blind study or multiple cohort studies |
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Uncontrolled or observational studies only |
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Level of Evidence
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The amount of high quality evidence. The more
evidence, the more we can trust the results.
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Supplement |
Magnitude of effect
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The direction and size of the supplement's impact on
each outcome. Some supplements can have an increasing effect, others have a decreasing effect, and others have no effect.
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Consistency of research results
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Scientific research does not always agree. HIGH or
VERY HIGH means that most of the scientific research agrees.
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Notes |
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Minor
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Very High See 2 studies |
Modafinil can decrease impulsivity in studies assessing addiction, although it appears to only significantly affect those with higher baseline impulsivity (more impulsive at the start of the study) rather than all persons.
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