Sleep Research Center

The WRAIR Sleep Research Center (SRC), part of the Behavioral Biology Branch, is the Department of Defense's premier sleep research facility. WRAIR has conducted sleep studies since the 1950s to characterize the acute performance and physiological impacts of sleep loss. The SRC develops strategies (sleep banking) and technologies (sleep trackers) for monitoring, preventing, and reversing the harmful effects of sleep loss, stress, and fatigue to enhance Soldier operational judgment and decision-making. The sleep research suites offer the infrastructure to conduct sleep deprivation, sleep extension, and intervention studies 24 hours a day. Contact a recruiter to learn more about ongoing sleep studies looking for healthy volunteers!

Contact us about hosting a sleep study with us or a collaboration. A list of resources, fact sheets, checklists and more that have been contributed to or developed by the Sleep Research Center can be found here.

Recruiting Studies

WRAIR #2262 Transcranial Electrical Stimulation During Sleep
WRAIR #2852 Transcranial Electrical Stimulation During Wake
WRAIR #2804 Effects of Sleep Loss on Brain Physiology
WRAIR #2997 Sleep Strategies for Overcoming Fatigue and Maximizing Performance
WRAIR #2950 Role 1 Performance Study

WRAIR #2262 Transcranial Electrical Stimulation During Sleep

This study is to determine if brain stimulation using weak electrical currents during sleep will result in more refreshing sleep and better alertness while awake.

Duration: approximately two weeks (1 week at home)

Max Compensation: $2,737

Requirements:

✔ MUST be 18-39 years old
✔ MUST test negative for alcohol, nicotine, and illegal drugs
✘ CANNOT have current or history of sleeping problems
✘ CANNOT take certain prescription medicines (birth control allowed)
NOTE: active duty military and federal personnel must be on leave status

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WRAIR #2852 Transcranial Electrical Stimulation During Wake

This study is to determine if brain stimulation using weak electrical currents during sleep loss will result in more refreshing sleep and better alertness while awake.

Duration: approximately two weeks (1 week at home)

Max Compensation: $2,737

Requirements:

✔ MUST be 18-39 years old
✔ MUST test negative for alcohol, nicotine, and illegal drugs
✘ CANNOT have current or history of sleeping problems
✘ CANNOT take certain prescription medicines (birth control allowed)

NOTE: active duty military and federal personnel must be on leave status

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WRAIR #2804 Effects of Sleep Loss on Brain Physiology

The purpose of this research study is to study the physiological effects of sleep loss on human brain physiology.
Duration: approximately 8 weeks (5 weeks at home)

Max Compensation: $10,846

Requirements:

✔ MUST be 18-39 years old, and in good health
✔ MUST test negative for alcohol, nicotine, illegal drugs
✘ CANNOT have a history of sleeping problems
✘ CANNOT be pregnant or breastfeeding
✘ CANNOT take certain prescription medicines (birth control allowed)

NOTE: active duty military and federal personnel must be on leave status for in-lab portions of study

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WRAIR #2997 Sleep Strategies for Overcoming Fatigue and Maximizing Performance

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of different sleep strategies, including overnight sleep and daytime naps, on alertness, mood, and performance.

Duration: approximately 3 weeks (2 weeks at home)

Max Compensation: $2,755

Requirements:

✔ MUST be 18-39 years old
✔ MUST have learned English by age 5
✔ MUST test negative for alcohol, nicotine, and illegal drugs
✘ CANNOT have current or history of sleeping problems
✘ CANNOT be pregnant or breastfeeding
✘ CANNOT take certain prescription medicines (birth control allowed)
NOTE: Active duty military and federal personnel must be on leave status for in-lab portions of study

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WRAIR #2950 Role 1 Performance Study

This study is to evaluate the effects of three FDA-approved drugs on cognitive and motor performance under stress.

Duration: Three daytime lab visits within an approximately 1-month period

Max Compensation: $1,202

Requirements:

✔ MUST be 18-40 years old
✔ MUST have fear of spiders
✔ MUST test negative for alcohol and drugs (including cannabis)
✔ MUST live within a 20-mile radius from WRAIR in Silver Spring, MD
✘ CANNOT be pregnant or breastfeeding
✘ CANNOT take certain prescription medications (birth control allowed)

NOTE: Active-duty military and federal personnel must be on leave status for the three lab visits.

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	By providing your information and answering the questions, you are consenting to your information being added to a potential participant database, where you may be contacted about future research studies for which you may qualify. If you change your mind and no longer wish to be contacted about studies occurring at the WRAIR Sleep Research Center, you can call 301.319.9287 and speak with someone or send an email to usarmy.detrick.medcom-wrair.mbx.sleep-research-center@health.mil. Your information will then be removed from the participant database.

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Do you ever take daytime naps? If yes, how many times a week?”*

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