- Investigator
- Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora
- Status
- Accepting Candidates
Stimulants
Definition
Stimulants are drugs or medicines that increase your heart rate, breathing rate, and brain function. Some stimulants affect only a specific organ, such as the heart, lungs, brain, or nervous system.
Epinephrine is a stimulant. It is given during cardiac arrest to stimulate the heart and help restore the heartbeat.
Other times, stimulants can cause unwanted side effects. For example, pseudoephedrine found in some cold medicines can increase the heart rate.
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References
Taber's Medical Dictionary Online website. www.tabers.com/tabersonline. Accessed March 15, 2023.
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Clinical Trials: Stimulants
UF Health research scientists make medicine better every day. They discover new ways to help people by running clinical trials. When you join a clinical trial, you can get advanced medical care. Sometimes years before it's available everywhere. You can also help make medicine better for everyone else. If you'd like to learn more about clinical trials, visit our clinical trials page. Or click one of the links below:
A novel temporary peripheral nerve stimulation system that delivers a single dose of electrical stimulation therapy for 1 hour will be evaluated for safety and effectiveness.
- Investigator
- Ellen Satteson
- Status
- Accepting Candidates
- Ages
- 18 Years - 65 Years
- Sexes
- All
This project aims to investigate novel ways to deliver brain stimulation to Essential Tremor (ET) patients by introducing software changes to their existing devices. The study team aims to investigate safety and efficacy of these new stimulation…
- Investigator
- Joshua Wong
- Status
- Accepting Candidates
- Ages
- 18 Years - 80 Years
- Sexes
- All
News and Patient Stories: Stimulants
UF study uses machine learning to predict opioid use disorder treatment interruptions
May 15, 2024
Media contact: Tyler Francischine, tyler413@ufl.edu, 352-273-8199 By Tyler Francischine GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have developed a…
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UF Health researchers to develop novel treatment for stimulant use disorder
September 18, 2023
University of Florida Health researchers have secured a five-year, $19 million grant to develop a novel treatment for stimulant use disorder. The oral therapy…
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