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The Effect of Tablet Size on Cognitive Performance Caffeine

NCT03694886, Phase 4, Completed, University of Colorado, Denver

Trial 10

As registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, in the graph's capture of the registry.

FieldValueSource
TitleThe Effect of Tablet Size on Cognitive Performance CaffeineClinicalTrials.gov
NCT numberNCT03694886ClinicalTrials.gov
StatusCompletedClinicalTrials.gov
PhasesPhase 4ClinicalTrials.gov
Enrollment120 participants, actualClinicalTrials.gov
Lead sponsorUniversity of Colorado, DenverClinicalTrials.gov
ConditionsPlacebo EffectClinicalTrials.gov
InterventionsCaffeine Anhydrous with small sucrose pill, Placebo - large sucrose pill, Caffeine Anhydrous with large sucrose pill, Placebo - small sucrose pillClinicalTrials.gov
First posted2018-10-03ClinicalTrials.gov
Last updated2019-04-17ClinicalTrials.gov

Registered outcomes 6

Each outcome the trial registered, primary first, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

ListOutcomeTime frameDescriptionSource
PrimaryStroop Color testWithin 90 minutes of receiving informed consent. Actual task time: approximately 1.5 minutes
Measures processing speed. 100-item, time-trial task where participants read the color of printed items on the task paper as quickly as possible for 45 seconds. Scores are measured in the number of correct responses within the allotted time.
ClinicalTrials.gov
PrimaryStroop Word testWithin 90 minutes of receiving informed consent. Actual task time: approximately 1.5 minutes
Measures processing speed. 100-item, time-trial task where participants read color names printed on the task paper as quickly as possible for 45 seconds. Scores are measured in the number of correct responses within the allotted time.
ClinicalTrials.gov
PrimaryTrail Making task AWithin 90 minutes of receiving informed consent. Actual task time: approximately 2 minutes
Measures processing speed. 25 item, time-trial task where participants must connect numbers in order as quickly as possible. Scores are measured by the amount of time (in seconds) for participants to complete the task.
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SecondaryStroop Color-and-Word testWithin 90 minutes of receiving informed consent. Actual task time: approximately 2 minutes
Measures processing speed. 100-item, time-trial task where participants must read the color of the ink instead of color names printed on the task paper as quickly as possible for 45 seconds. Scores are measured in the number of correct responses within the allotted time.
ClinicalTrials.gov
SecondaryTrail Making task BWithin 90 minutes of receiving informed consent. Actual task time: approximately 3 minutes
Measures processing speed. 25 item, time-trial task where participants must connect numbers and letters in order (e.g. 1-A-2-B, etc.) as quickly as possible. Scores are measured by the amount of time (in seconds) for participants to complete the task.
ClinicalTrials.gov
SecondaryRey Auditory Verbal Learning testWithin 90 minutes of receiving informed consent. Actual task time: approximately 40 minutes
Measures memory. 30-item, 2 section task where participants are read 15 words and asked to recall as many words as possible in the first section. A second set of 15 words is then introduced and participants recall those. The second section consists of revisiting the original set of words and recalling as many of those. Scores are measured by the total words remembered in section one, and another score for the total intrusions from the second list into the recall of section two.
ClinicalTrials.gov

Outcomes 0

Each outcome the trial posted results for, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

TypeOutcomeTime framePopulationUnitsMeasured asSource

Results by group 0

Each measurement the trial posted, group by group, in the words and numbers it posted.

OutcomeGroupCategoryValueSpreadUnitsSource

Participant flow 0

How many started, completed or left each group, period by period.

PeriodMilestoneGroupParticipantsUnits countedSource

Adverse events 0

Each adverse event the trial posted, group by group: the participants affected out of those at risk.

TypeEventOrgan systemGroupAffectedAt riskEventsSource

Adverse event totals 0

The totals the trial posted for each group.

TotalGroupAffectedAt riskSource

Papers 16

The papers the trial lists on ClinicalTrials.gov.

PMIDListed asSource
1356551BACKGROUNDPubMed
7119132BACKGROUNDPubMed
11721676BACKGROUNDPubMed
14589618BACKGROUNDPubMed
15089805BACKGROUNDPubMed
17853128BACKGROUNDPubMed
21500050BACKGROUNDPubMed
22608298BACKGROUNDPubMed
22744843BACKGROUNDPubMed
24665818BACKGROUNDPubMed
24788599BACKGROUNDPubMed
27236788BACKGROUNDPubMed
27762662BACKGROUNDPubMed
28399689BACKGROUNDPubMed
28882811BACKGROUNDPubMed
42078734BACKGROUNDPubMed

Grants 0

The grants NIH RePORTER links to the trial, newest funded first: NIH's, and some of AHRQ's, CDC's, FDA's and VA's. Each shows its title, principal investigators, organization and funder in its newest year.

ProjectTitlePrincipal investigatorsOrganizationFunderFiscal yearsSource

Trial comparisons 0

Comparisons of the trial's two groups, calculated by ConductScience from the counts it posted.

ComparisonSource

Tests 4

The ConductCognition tests this trial's registered outcomes name, as ScienceGraph matched them in trial-tests-2026-11-12-0.2.1.

TestNamed asSource
Stroop Color-Word TestPrimary outcomeConductCognition
Trail Making Test APrimary outcomeConductCognition
Trail Making Test BPrimary outcomeConductCognition
Verbal LearningSecondary outcomeConductCognition

Source 5

FieldValueSource
Releasetrials-2026-11-12-0.4.0ClinicalTrials.gov
Release manifest SHA-2560f4a8d8c48aee2a7573ae0fa94ecbeab70c1adbe449bbc95c424bc7d3e97b9d4ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry capture2026-11-12ClinicalTrials.gov
Results copy, AACT2026-03-23ClinicalTrials.gov
NIH clinical studies file2026-11-13ClinicalTrials.gov

The same record as JSON

Release trials-2026-11-12-0.4.0

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ClinicalTrials.gov: none stated ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions.

NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project files: Public domain (NIH RePORTER)