Clinical trials: Sleep Deprivation
Critical Illness, Sleep Deprivation
Improving the Sleep and Circadian Rhythms of Mechanically Ventilated Patients
The goal of this project is to determine whether the sleep and circadian rhythms of critically ill patients undergoing mechanical ventilation can be improved through practical strategies that can be employed at the bedside.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Sleep Deprivation, Respiratory Failure, Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm
- Trial name
- NCT01284140
- Testing
- Sleep and circadian rhythm promotion, Usual care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Brian Gehlbach
Sleep Fragmentation, Poor Quality Sleep
Impact of Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia on Nighttime Urine Production
Nocturia is prevalent in older adults and it vastly reduces quality of life. Yet its treatment remains inadequate because its causes are not well understood, especially nocturnal polyuria or increased urine production at night.
- Conditions
- Sleep Fragmentation, Poor Quality Sleep, Nocturia, Nocturnal Enuresis
- Trial name
- NCT03883724
- Testing
- Brief behavioral treatment of insomnia (BBTI), Information-only control (IC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Sleep Phase Rhythm Disturbance, Sleep Deprivation
Are Bright Lights and Regulated Sleep Effective Treatment for Depression?
Previous data suggest some depressed patients act as if their internal biological clock is out of sync with the outside world and re-aligning their clock with the timing of sunlight lessens their depressed mood and accompanying…
- Trial name
- NCT03010488
- Testing
- Morning Light Therapy, Assigned Sleep Times, Goggles
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Inflammation, Sleep Deprivation
Circadian Rhythm Disruption Effects on Smoke Inhalation
Particulate matter exposure during smoke inhalation provokes inflammatory immune responses in people exposed to burning biomass including fire fighters and civilians.
- Conditions
- Inflammation, Sleep Deprivation, Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder, Shift Work Type, Smoke Inhalation
- Trial name
- NCT04955431
- Testing
- Sleep Restriction, Normal Sleep
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Montana
Critically Ill
24 Hour Intensivist Coverage in the Medical Intensive Care Unit
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania's Medical ICU (MICU) is implementing a model of 24-hour intensivist staffing in September 2011.
- Trial name
- NCT01434823
- Testing
- Nocturnal coverage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,609 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Sleep Deprivation
Olfactory Contributions to Sleep-dependent Food Craving
This within-subject experiment uses one night of acute sleep restriction (4h) vs normal sleep (8h) to study state-dependent changes in olfactory processing.
- Trial name
- SDFC (NCT04179838)
- Testing
- Sleep-Deprived, Non-Sleep Deprived
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Sleep Insufficiency
A Personalized Mind-Body Intervention (MBI) for Improving Sleep Among Women Working in Healthcare
The goal of this pilot study is to determine if a personalized trial testing a Mind-Body Intervention (MBI) can produce a meaningful increase in the average daily sleep duration among women 40-60 years of age working in…
- Trial name
- NCT05789212
- Testing
- Personalized Trial ABCCBA, Personalized Trial CBAABC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Amyloid-beta
Modulation of CSF Amyloid-beta Concentrations Via Behavioral Sleep Deprivation and Pharmacological Sleep Induction
The purpose of this study is to change the concentration of amyloid-beta in human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) through modulation of the sleep-wake cycle.
- Trial name
- NCT02063217
- Testing
- Sodium Oxybate, Sleep deprivation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Sleep Disturbance, Sleep Deprivation
Behavioral Sleep Intervention in Urban Primary Care: Aim 3
Investigators will enroll up to 120 parent-child dyads from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) urban primary care clinics.
- Conditions
- Sleep Disturbance, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT04473222
- Testing
- Sleep Well!, Sleep education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Depression
Repeated Partial Sleep Deprivation to Augment SSRI Response in Depression
The purpose of the study is to determine whether changing sleep patterns improves response to an antidepressant medication.
- Trial name
- NCT01545843
- Testing
- Sleep scheduling, Fluoxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Sleep Disturbance, Sleep Deprivation
Implementing Behavioral Sleep Intervention in Urban Primary Care
Investigators will enroll up to 20 participants from 3 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) primary care locations. The primary objective is to determine the whether the Sleep Well! behavioral sleep intervention is feasible…
- Conditions
- Sleep Disturbance, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep
- Trial name
- Aim_2 (NCT04046341)
- Testing
- Sleep Well!
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Fatigue
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mandatory Naps for Physicians in Training
This study will consist of a randomized controlled trial in which the investigators test the feasibility and effectiveness of mandatory nap programs for physicians in training.
- Trial name
- NCT00874510
- Testing
- Mandatory Naps
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 352 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Blood Pressure, Depression
Chronic Sleep Deprivation Among the Poor: A Lab-in-the-field Approach
A large body of medical research has shown that sleep deprivation adversely affects outcomes ranging from cognitive function to pain sensitivity and cardiovascular function.
- Trial name
- NCT03322358
- Testing
- Naps, Home sleep aids, Sleep incentives
- Where
- 2 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 452 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Delirium, Sleep Deprivation
The Impact of Ramelteon on Sleep and Delirium in Patients Who Undergo Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy (PTE) Surgery
Sleep deprivation is known to affect brain function but is often ignored in the sickest patients including those in the intensive care unit after major surgery. In these patients, the levels of melatonin can also be altered.
- Trial name
- NCT02691013
- Testing
- Ramelteon
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Sleep Deprivation
Improving Sleep in Nursing Homes
Older people living in nursing homes do not sleep very well for many reasons. Sleep disorders such as sleep apnea (when someone briefly stops breathing during sleep), and night time urination, along with the problems caused by…
- Trial name
- NCT00576927
- Testing
- Ramelteon
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
HIV-1-infection, Sleep Deprivation
Poor Sleep and Inflammation in HIV-Infected Adults
People living with HIV (PLWH) often have poor sleep, which may put them at a higher risk for many chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease.
- Conditions
- HIV-1-infection, Sleep Deprivation, Inflammation
- Trial name
- SASH (NCT03848325)
- Testing
- Sleep deprivation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
The Role of Dopamine Metabolism in the Antidepressant Effects of Sleep Deprivation and Sertraline in Depressed Patients
This study evaluates the efficacy of sleep deprivation treatment in accelerating antidepressant responses when administered during the first week of medications and augmenting a sustained response with chronobiological…
- Trial name
- NCT00581009
- Testing
- chronobiological augmentation, sertraline, lithium, one night of sleep deprivation and two FDG PET scans
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Sleep Deprivation, Insufficient Sleep Syndrome
Pilot Study Comparing the Effectiveness of Two Different Methods of Acoustic Stimulation
This study is a randomized, single-blind, sham-controlled pilot cross-over trial comparing the feasibility, and efficacy of 2 nights of in lab use with active versus sham conditions in adults with sleep restricted schedules.
- Conditions
- Sleep Deprivation, Insufficient Sleep Syndrome, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT03600194
- Testing
- PowerSleep Stim, Northwestern Stim
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Philips Respironics
Sleep Deprivation, Diabetes
Home Sleep and Circadian Phase: Mediators of Diabetes Risk
The purpose of this study is to determine if deficient sleep and/or disruption with the body's internal clock ("circadian rhythms") are associated with diabetes risk.
- Conditions
- Sleep Deprivation, Diabetes, Circadian Dysregulation
- Trial name
- NCT01786564
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Eveningness/Sleep
Triple Vulnerability? Circadian Tendency, Sleep Deprivation and Adolescence
There is an urgent need to identify modifiable mechanisms contributing to risk and vulnerability among youth. The investigators test the hypothesis that eveningness, the tendency to go to sleep late and wake late, is an important…
- Trial name
- NCT01828320
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia, Interpersonal and Social Rhythms Therapy, Chronotherapy, Psychoeducation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley