Can Ammonium Inhalants Maintain Performance in Sleep Deprived Soldiers?

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2021-11-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Male

Summary

This study aims to examine the effectiveness of ammonia inhalants in countering the effects of total sleep deprivation on cognitive and physical performance tests relevant to military personnel.

• Phase: Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Jan Malecek

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• passed an annual physical fitness test

• passed medical checkup within the last year

• have at least two years of active-duty service experience

• report a high level of comfort handling firearms

• non-smokers

• currently not working shift-work

• not taking medications known to interfere with sleep, cognitive or physical performance.

Exclusion Criteria:

• smoker

• did not pass an annual physical fitness test

• did not pass medical checkup within the last year

• work in Shift-work