Beneficial effects of an "energy drink" given to sleepy drivers

Amino Acids. 2001;20(1):83-9. doi: 10.1007/s007260170068.

Abstract

500 ml of a glucose based "energy" drink versus a control without the active ingredients (caffeine, taurine, glucuronolactone) were given double blind to 11 sleepy participants driving an interactive real-car driving simulator. Lane drifting and a secondary task (reaction time) were measured for two hours post-treatment. The energy drink significantly improved both indices, particularly for the first hour.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Automobile Driving*
  • Caffeine / pharmacology*
  • Central Nervous System Stimulants / pharmacology*
  • Fatigue / drug therapy*
  • Female
  • Glucose / pharmacology*
  • Glucuronates / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Reaction Time
  • Taurine / pharmacology*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Central Nervous System Stimulants
  • Glucuronates
  • Taurine
  • glucuronolactone
  • Caffeine
  • Glucose