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Caffeine Optimization Versus Standard Caffeine Dosage (2B-2)
Sponsor: University of Arizona
Summary
This clinical trial will be a comparison between personalized recommended caffeine dosing regimen versus the standard recommended caffeine dosing regimen for sustaining performance during sleep deprivation and minimizing side effects and subsequent sleep disruption. The questions this study aims to answer are: Whether the personalized caffeine recommendations improve vigilance, sleepiness, and cognition after total sleep deprivation, compared to standard recommendations; Whether the personalized caffeine recommendation better addresses the physical and emotional side effects of total sleep deprivation, compared to standard recommendations; And whether personalized caffeine recommendations aids in better recovery sleep after total sleep deprivation, compared to standard recommendations. Participants will be asked to: 1. Complete a 13-day at-home portion, wearing an actigraph watch to measure activity and sleep, and complete motor vigilance tests up to six times a day. 2. Complete a 4-day in-lab portion, where participants will have to complete one night of baseline sleep, undergo 62-hours of total sleep deprivation, and then complete one night of recovery sleep. 3. During the in-lab portion of the study, participants will be asked to complete more motor vigilance tests. Researchers will be comparing the personalized caffeine recommendation group against the standard caffeine recommendation to see if it is better at addressing each of the main questions.
Official title: A Head-to-Head Comparison of the 2B-Alert Caffeine Optimization Algorithm Versus Standard Caffeine Dosing on Performance During Sleep Deprivation (2B-2)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 39 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
180
Start Date
2023-06-09
Completion Date
2026-03
Last Updated
2025-11-04
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Caffeine Gum
Commercially available caffeinated gum that contains 100mg of caffeine per piece of gum.
Placebo Gum
Commercially available non-caffeinated gum.
Locations (2)
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, United States
University of Arizona Psychiatry Department
Tucson, Arizona, United States