Quantifying and Developing Countermeasures for the Effect of Fatigue-Related Stressors on Automation Use and Trust During Robotic Supervisory Control

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02755493

Enrollment

Registered

2016-04-29

Start date

2016-04-30

Completion date

2018-05-31

Last updated

2018-07-11

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Conditions

Sleep Deprivation

Brief summary

This project proposes to both develop and test adaptive automation countermeasures for the effects of stressors such as sleep deprivation (SD) on human performance related to robotic tasks, and investigate the relationship between human trust and appropriate use of these countermeasures.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALSleep deprivation

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* healthy by history, physical exam, laboratory evaluations of urine and blood, electrocardiogram (ECG), psychological screening, and self-reported sleep quality. * engineering or computer programming experience

Exclusion criteria

* color blind * pregnant or nursing * using any prescription or non-prescription medications, caffeine, alcohol or tobacco for the three weeks prior to beginning the inpatient experiments

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Performance metrics on simulated robotic tasks - time	72 hours	Over this 72 hour time frame there will be six assessments. Once on Day1, 4 times during the sleep deprivation on Days 2-3, and once on Day 4, the participant will perform computer simulations of missions with tasks. The time to complete tasks will be one of the metrics. The change in metrics related to length of time of awake will be assessed using longitudinal analysis methods.
Performance metrics on simulated robotic tasks - number complete	72 hours	Over this 72 hour time frame there will be six assessments Once on Day1, 4 times during the sleep deprivation on Days 2-3, and once on Day 4, the participant will perform computer simulations of missions with tasks. The number of completed tasks will be one of the metrics.The change in metrics related to length of time of awake will be assessed using longitudinal analysis methods.
Performance metrics on simulated robotic tasks - resources uses	72 hours	Over this 72 hour time frame there will be six assessments Once on Day1, 4 times during the sleep deprivation on Days 2-3, and once on Day 4, the participant will perform computer simulations of missions with tasks. The resources used will be one of the metrics.The change in metrics related to length of time of awake will be assessed using longitudinal analysis methods.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026