Clinical trials: Chronobiology Disorders
Anemia, Sickle Cell, Sickle Cell Disease
Preventing Sickle Cell Kidney Disease
Untreated hypertension and renal injury are risk factors for increased morbidity and mortality in sickle cell disease, yet early markers of progressive disease have not been identified and therapies to prevent the development of…
- Conditions
- Anemia, Sickle Cell, Sickle Cell Disease, Kidney Disease, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT02373241
- Testing
- Losartan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Physiological Responses, Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm
Effect of Owning a Service Dog on Military Veterans With PTSD
The study aims to investigate the effects of a service dog on military veterans with post traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD). The investigators will use non-invasive measures of the physiological responses, data obtained via dairy…
- Conditions
- Physiological Responses, Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm, Stress, Emotional
- Trial name
- NCT05208008
- Testing
- With service dog
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Psychological Stress, Physiological Stress
Bright Light Intervention to Reduce Students' Stress
Increased stress levels are a significant problem for many students and represent a risk factor for impaired mental and physical health as well as academic performance.
- Conditions
- Psychological Stress, Physiological Stress, Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm
- Trial name
- BLISS (NCT04900675)
- Testing
- Bright light intervention
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaet Innsbruck
Sleep, Circadian Dysregulation
reALIGNing Circadian Rhythm and Promoting Sleep in the Intensive Care Unit
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to learn whether a program to support sleep and the body's daily rhythms can be delivered safely and consistently to critically ill adults in intensive care units (ICUs).
- Conditions
- Sleep, Circadian Dysregulation, ICU, Delirium in Intensive Care Unit
- Trial name
- ALIGN ICU (NCT07886567)
- Testing
- Sleep chronobundle, Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder
Effects of Chronobiology-guided Lifestyle Interventions on Insomnia Severity, Cognitive Performance, and Sleepiness
Poor sleep is closely related to circadian misalignment; shift workers often experience shift work disorder characterized by excessive sleepiness and recurrent shift work schedules-associated insomnia.
- Trial name
- NCT05569603
- Testing
- Chronobiology-guided lifestyle interventions
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Insomnia, Sleep
Vestibular Nerve Stimulation to Improve Sleep
A randomized, double blind sham controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of vestibular nerve stimulation (VeNS) compared to a sham control a as a means of improving sleep as measured by ISI scores and EEG recordings The…
- Conditions
- Insomnia, Sleep, Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm
- Trial name
- NCT04219566
- Testing
- VeNS
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neurovalens Ltd.
Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
Lemborexant in Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether Lemborexant is more effective than placebo in shortening sleep onset latency in patients with delayed sleep phase syndrome (both type 1 and type 2).
- Trial name
- NCT05463861
- Testing
- Lemborexant
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Sleep, Circadian Rhythm Disorders
Sleep Timing, Eating and Activity Measurement Study
There is strong reason to believe that sleep promotion during adolescence could yield long-term health rewards; the investigators' data show that, when they get more sleep, Morning Larks have impressively reduced intake of…
- Conditions
- Sleep, Circadian Rhythm Disorders, Dietary Habits
- Trial name
- STEAM (NCT04992611)
- Testing
- Sleep Extension (Early), Sleep Extension (Late)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Insomnia
Validating the Use of a Subjectively Reported Sleep Vital Sign
Sleep disorders are commonly under-recognized in the primary care setting and available screening tools are often are limited. The study inestigators hypothesize that the use of a novel subjective sleep vital sign (VS) will…
- Conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Insomnia, Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS), Hypersomnia Type; Sleep Disorder
- Trial name
- SVS (NCT03018912)
- Testing
- Sleep VS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder, Jet Lag Type
Facilitating Adjustment to Simulated Jet Lag
The aims of this study are to compare 3 different treatments for circadian adjustment to a laboratory protocol which will mimic westward air travel across 8 time zones.
- Trial name
- NCT05382923
- Testing
- Bright Light, Bright Light + Exercise + Melatonin, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Aging, Mental Disorder
Self-Care for Dementia Caregivers
The Self-care for Dementia Caregivers Study is a behavioral health intervention that uses digital monitoring tools and motivational health coaching to help caregivers of persons with dementia engage in a regular routine of sleep…
- Conditions
- Aging, Mental Disorder, Eating, Healthy, Physical Inactivity
- Trial name
- Care2 (NCT05309577)
- Testing
- Behavioral Self-Monitoring + Motivational Interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm, Cognitive Dysfunction
Feasibility Study on the Use of Redormin®500 on Day-time Cognition
Randomized, double-blind, parallel groups, placebo-controlled, baseline/run-in period of 21 days followed by trial period of 21 days, digital phenotyping (sleep, cognitive/psychological parameters and HRV).
- Trial name
- NCT05684523
- Testing
- Valerian-Hop Extract
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Max Zeller Soehne AG
Chronobiology Disorders
Circadian Health and Influential Factors
This study evaluates the quality of sleep of patients admitted to medical and intensive care units. All of them will have a clock placed to measure their circadian activity.
- Trial name
- CHRONOHOSPI (NCT04113876)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 975 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Depression, Depression, Postpartum
Chronobiology, Sleep Related Risk Factors and Light Therapy in Perinatal Depression: the Life-ON Project
In a 3 years longitudinal, observational, multicentre study, about 500 women will be recruited and followed-up from early pregnancy (10-15 gestational week) until 12 months after delivery.
- Conditions
- Depression, Depression, Postpartum, Depressive Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Major
- Trial name
- NCT02664467
- Testing
- Philips EnergyUp EnergyLight HF3419/01
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ospedale Regionale di Lugano
Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm
The Impact of Night Float on Anesthesiology Resident Sleep Patterns
Residency training requires hospital presence twenty-four hours a day. At times this necessitates working extended shifts, including night shifts, resulting in altered sleep patterns and sleep deprivation.
- Trial name
- NCT03325244
- Testing
- EEG monitor, FitBit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Binge-Eating Disorder, Circadian Rhythm Disorders
The Role of the Circadian System in Binge Eating Disorder
Binge eating disorder (BED) shows prominent circadian features that suggest a delay in circadian phase, and preliminary evidence shows binge eating may be responsive to chronobiological interventions, implicating a circadian…
- Trial name
- CHRONO-BE (NCT04724668)
- Testing
- Melatonin (3hrs before DLMO), Morning light version 1, Morning light version 2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Sleep, Sleep Disorders
The BEST Study: The Efficacy of Brain Entrainment Sleep Technology in Military Healthcare Beneficiaries
Brain Entrainment Technology (BET), also known as Binaural Beat Technology (BBT); is an auditory-neurophysiologic technique which uses auditory tones (often embedded in music, nature sounds or white noise) dichotically via stereo…
- Conditions
- Sleep, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Disturbance
- Trial name
- BEST (NCT03169309)
- Testing
- Brain Entrainment Technology
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
Does Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Improve the Effect of Light Therapy
Delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS) is the most common of the circadian rhythm sleep disorders (CRSD). A person with DSPS have sufficient sleep quality, but their circadian clock is delayed compared to the normal 24-h period.
- Trial name
- NCT01419938
- Testing
- Light therapy and Cognitive behaviour therapy, Light therapy
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Depression, Postpartum Depression
Personalized Integrated Chronotherapy for Perinatal Depression
Perinatal depression and anxiety are common, serious, and frequently overlapping disorders that increase morbidity and mortality in new mothers (including suicide) and result in poor infant/child outcomes.
- Conditions
- Depression, Postpartum Depression, Prenatal Disorder, Circadian Dysregulation
- Trial name
- NCT04364646
- Testing
- Personalized Integrated Chronotherapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Jet Lag Disorder, Jet Lag
A Study on the Effectiveness of a Dietary Supplement FitoAvia for Jet Lag
Purpose of the study: Evaluation of the effects of dietary supplement Fitoavia in people with dyssynchrony Objectives of the study: 1. Assessment of the condition of patients with jet lag of 4 hours or more 2.
- Conditions
- Jet Lag Disorder, Jet Lag, Jet Lag Type Insomnia, Cognition Improvement
- Trial name
- NCT07695870
- Testing
- Fitoavia, Questionnaire and Physical Exam, cognition tests
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MiraxBioPharma