We Want to See if There is a Correlation Between Stress and the Microbiome for Pilots and Astronauts and if we Can Find a Way to Optimize This Balance for Pilots so That They Can Maximize Aerodynamic Decision Making on the Flight Deck.

N/ANot Yet RecruitingNCT07829159

University of Nebraska20 enrolled

Overview

We are going to test the bacteria growing in your intestine to see if they can influence your ability to manage stress while flying an airplane.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Stress and Performance

Interventions

Flight simulatorBEHAVIORAL

Use of flight simulator

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 MinutesMax age: 25 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy instrument rated pilot Exclusion Criteria: * Mental illness, chronic inflammatory disease, gastrointestinal disease.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Microbial activity relationship to stress tolerance.

Correlation of microbiome with stress tolerance in flight simulation.

Time frame: 30 minute simulation

Microbial metabolic pathways

We will evaluate the correlation between microbial strains and their metabolic activity with the ability to handle stressful situations in a flight simulator.

Time frame: 30 minute simulation.

Central Contacts

Alison Adams, MS

CONTACT

402-719-0787 alisonadams@unomaha.edu

Jon Vanderhoof, MD

CONTACT

812-499-8332 jonvanderhoof@unomaha.edu

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