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However, safety concerns are still raised.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title><jats:p>To study the stability and robustness of interindividual differences in modafinil sensitivity, both in terms of risks and benefits in military student pilots.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Eleven healthy military student pilots (21 \u00b1 2\u00a0yr; 1 woman) were tested in a within-subject randomized counterbalanced crossover design to compare modafinil (2 \u00d7 200\u00a0mg; EXP) vs. placebo (CON) effects during extended wakefulness (24\u00a0h). Throughout both trials, participant\u2019s vital signs, mood, vigilance [i.e., Psychomotor Vigilance Task (PVT)] and self-monitoring ability were measured. Additionally, four participants were genotyped [i.e., COMT (rs4680) and PER3 (rs228697)]. We used Pearson correlation coefficients to evaluate the relationship between PVT performance and the performance self-monitoring scores. To evaluate the stability of interindividual differences in the effectiveness of modafinil to improve PVT performance and sleepiness, an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was calculated for the delta score (CON-EXP) of both outcome measures.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Modafinil significantly improved PVT performance (p \u2264 0.034) and sleepiness (p \u2264 0.029) at 2a.m. and 4a.m. during the sleep deprivation night. The stability of the non-adjusted reaction time-delta score was very high (ICC = 0.90). Non-adjusted reaction time only correlated with the performance self-monitoring scores in CON (r \u2265 \u22120.35; p &amp;lt; 0.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Stable interindividual differences in the effectiveness of modafinil to counteract the sleep deprivation-associated decrease in vigilance exist. 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