Fatigue in Short-Haul Operations

Description

The purpose of the present study is to assess fatigue levels of short-haul pilots during normal operations. The investigators will collect objective and subjective sleep, sleepiness, workload, and performance data from on-duty pilots during short-haul flight operations. Data will be collected during days off prior to the trip start, during flights, and during days off following the flight operations.

Conditions

Fatigue

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of the present study is to assess fatigue levels of short-haul pilots during normal operations. The investigators will collect objective and subjective sleep, sleepiness, workload, and performance data from on-duty pilots during short-haul flight operations. Data will be collected during days off prior to the trip start, during flights, and during days off following the flight operations.

Evaluation of Fatigue in Short-Haul Operations Across Multiple Airlines

Fatigue in Short-Haul Operations

Condition
Fatigue
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Mountain View

NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California, United States, 94043

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * All medically qualified, active-duty pilots currently flying short-haul operations are eligible to be included as participants in the study. Participants must be line pilots that spend at least 50% of their typical monthly schedule flying short-haul operations (defined at flights under 6 hours duration).
  • * Participants must be scheduled for and willing to collect data on each of the following:
  • 1. Trip with Circadian Disruption. A trip containing one of the following types of WOCL infringement:
  • 2. Trip without Circadian Disruption. This trip must not contain any duties that are scheduled to begin or end between 0000h and 0659h relative to home-base time.
  • * No additional exclusion criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 60 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Civil Aerospace Medical Institute,

Study Record Dates

2025-09