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. 2021 Jul-Sep;15(3):396–404. doi: 10.1590/1980-57642021dn15-030013

Table 3. Results: cognitive dysfunctions.

Author and year of publication Intervention ´ control Cognitive dysfunctions
CFF (Hz) CTT CRT
Uemura et al., 201513 Zolpidem (5 mg) ´ placebo I: 33 (SEM=0.19)
C: 32.4 (SEM=0.18)
No data No data
Boyle et al., 200914 Zolpidem (5 mg) ´ placebo Zolpidem minus placebo (MD)
1 h 30: -0.53 (-1.20 to 0.14)
4 h: -0.1 (-0.77 to 0.57)
8 h: -0.05 (-0.72 to 0.62)
No data No data
Hindmarch et al., 200616 Zolpidem (6.25 mg) and (12.5 mg) ´ placebo Zolpidem minus placebo (MD)
6.25 mg: 0.2 (-0.38–0.77)
12.5 mg: -0.44 (-1.02–0.14)
Performed 8 h after administration
Mean deviation (Pixels) (MD)
6.25 mg: -2.55 (-10.53–5.43)
12.5 mg: 4.20 (-3.78–12.18)
Mean response time (ms) (MD)
6.25 mg: 19.59 (-113.56–74.39)
12.5 mg: 43.80 (-50.17–137.78)
Zolpidem minus placebo (DM)
CRT - Recognition time (ms)
6.25 mg: -10.60 (-36.75 to 15.56)
12.5 mg: 11.18 (-14.97–37.33)
CRT - Motor reaction time (ms)
6.25 mg: 9.16 (-12.51–30.82)
12.5 mg: 2.22 (-23.89–19.44)
CRT - Total reaction time
6.25 mg: -1.44 (-35.13–32.26)
12.5 mg: 8.96 (-24.74–42.65)
Bentué-Ferrer et al., 200317 Zolpidem (5 mg) ´ placebo No data Mean (±SEM) (mm)
H0: I=11.41 (10.56–12.26) C=11.92 (11.13–12.71)
H9: I=14.35 (12.44–16.26)
C=12.32 (11.22–13.42)
No data
Fairweather et al., 199218 Zolpidem (5 mg) and (10 mg) ´ placebo No data Placebo
RMSTE (units) - Mean (SD): Day 1 – Baseline=11.4 (7.4); 10H=13.3 (12.4); 12H=14.0 (11.6); 18H=13.2 (11.2); Day 7 – Baseline=13.8 (14.4); 10H=14.0 (16.3); 12H=15.2 (22.0); 18H=13.7 (12.7).
Peripheral stimuli (ms) - Mean (SD): Day 1 – Baseline=0.43 (0.08); 10H=0.45 (0.13); 12H=0.46 (0.08); 18H=0.46 (0.1); Day 7 – Baseline=0.45 (0.1); 10H=0.43 (0.08); 12H=0.44 (0.07); 18H=0.46 (0.11)
Zolpidem (5 mg)
RMSTE (units) - Mean (SD): Day 1 – Baseline=12.7 (10.4); 10H=12.8 (9.6); 12H=13.4 (9.9); 18H=13.5 (10.2); Day 7 – Baseline=11.7 (9.5); 10H=12.6 (9.6); 12H=12.1 (8.5); 18H=12.1 (10.1).
Peripheral stimuli (ms) - Mean (SD): Day 1 – Baseline=0.43 (0.07); 10H=0.43 (0.1); 12H=0.46 (0.1); 18H=0.45 (0.6); Day 7 - Baseline=0.43 (0.07); 10H=0.44 (0.07); 12H=0.45 (0.07); 18H=0.45 (0.06).
Zolpidem (10 mg)
RMSTE (units) - Mean (SD): Day 1 – Baseline=12.5 (10.8); 10H=13.3 (9.9); 12H=13.2 (9.9); 18H=13.4 (11.9); Day 7 – Baseline=11.5 (8.1); 10H=12.4 (10.1); 12H=12.7 (11.3); 18H=13.5 (12.1).
Peripheral stimuli (ms) - Mean (SD): Day 1 – Baseline=0.43 (0.08); 10H=0.44 (0.07); 12H=0.46 (0.08); 18H=0.45 (0.08); Day 7 – Baseline=0.44 (0.08); 10H=0.44 (0.08); 12H=0.45 (0.07); 18H=0.46 (0.09).
“There was no statistically significant difference.”
Uemura et al., 201513 No data Accuracy rate (%)
I: 94.2 (SEM=1.1)
C: 92.9 (SEM=0.9)
Reaction time (s)
I: 0.51 (0.01)
C: 0.5 (0.01)
I: Accuracy rate (%)=34.6 (2.4)
C: Accuracy rate (%)=32.1 (2.4)
No data No data No data No data No data
Boyle et al., 200914 No data No data No data No data No data No data No data No data
Hindmarch et al., 200616 No data No data No data Zolpidem minus placebo (MD) (nº)
6.25 mg: 0.68 (-1.24–2.61)
12.5 mg: 0.73 (-1.2–2.65)
No data No data No data Zolpidem minus placebo (MD) (nº)
Immediate word recall
6.25 mg: -0.34 (-1.47–0.78)
12.5 mg: -0.68 (-1.8–0.45)
Delayed word recall
6.25 mg: -0.08 (-1.29–1.13)
12.5 mg: -1.05 (-2.26–0.16)
Bentué-Ferrer et al., 200317 Mean (SEM)
2 digits
H0: I=825 (42)
C=985 (62)
H9: I=892 (40)
C=923 (56)
3 digits
H0: I=926 (34)
C=953 (45)
H9: I=933 (33)
C=950 (44)
4 digits
H0: I=982 (39)
C=995 (39)
H9: I=950 (34)
C=997 (41)
5 digits
H0: I=1027 (39)
C=1073 (50)
H9: I=1010 (34)
C=1039 (42)
6 digits
H0: I=1123 (64)
C=1136 (63)
H9: I=1084 (41)
C=1052 (36)
No data No data No data IFRL (H9) (nº)
I: 5 (mean)
C: 4 (mean)
MFIR (H9) (nº)
I: 7 (mean)
C: 7 (mean)
DFR (H10) (nº)
I: 6 (mean)
C: 6 (mean)
Mean (±SEM) (ms)
H0: I=344.97 (305.37–384.57)
C=320.61 (308.21–333.01)
H4: I=323.45 (315.05–331.85)
C=338.29 (328.29–348.29)
H5: I=335.13 (325.53–344.73)
C=345.17 (333.17–357.17)
H6: I=345.62 (333.62–357.62)
C=347.65 (335.65–359.65)
H8: I=336.50 (324.90–348.10)
C=354.13 (340.53–367.73)
H10: I=316.57 (310.17–322.97)
C=331.00 (319.40–342.60)
No data No data
Fairweather et al., 199218 “There was no statistically significant difference.” No data No data No data No data No data “There was no statistically significant difference.” No data

SDR test: simple discrimination reaction; STM test: short-term memory; CFF: critical flicker fusion; CRT: choice reaction time; CTT: continuous tracking test; DSST: digit symbol substitution test; MRT: mean reaction time; LMT: learning memory task; SRT: simple reaction time; WRT: word recognition task; SD: standard deviation; MD: mean difference; ms: meter per second; RMSTE: root mean square tracking error; s: seconds; IFRL: immediate free recall list; MFIR: mean of the four immediate recalls; DFR: delayed free recall; SEM: standard error of the mean; mg: milligram; mm: millimeter; p<0.05 in bold.