Age-related Longitudinal Changes in Aviator Performance

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

139 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-01-31

Study Completion Date

2014-12-31

Brief Summary

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Our overall goal has been twofold: 1) to evaluate whether there are significant age-related changes in flight simulator performance near age 60, and 2) to assess whether there is an alternative model that can explain longitudinal flight simulator performance on the basis of measures of cognitive function and expertise.

Detailed Description

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Our overall goal has been twofold: 1) to evaluate whether there are significant age-related changes in flight simulator performance near age 60, and 2) to assess whether there is an alternative model that can explain longitudinal flight simulator performance on the basis of measures of cognitive function and expertise. Such a model might be able to predict change in aviator performance better than what could be predicted by chronological age alone.

Conditions

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Memory Impairment

Keywords

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Memory Aviation

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Pilots

No intervention; observational study

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:1) licensed aircraft pilot 2) 45 to 70 years of age 3) at least 100 hours of total flight experience 4) current FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) medical certificate of class III or higher

Exclusion Criteria:1) taking psychotropic medications 2) taking other medications with arousal or sedative effects

Minimum Eligible Age

45 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Responsible Party

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Jerome A Yesavage,

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jerome A Yesavage

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Stanford University

Locations

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VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Palo Alto, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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R37AG012713

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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SU-06302009-2940

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id