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Aging Well, Sleeping Efficiently: Protecting Health In Later Life

NCT00177385 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 66

Last updated 2015-05-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see whether protecting sleep quality in later life is important in continued healthy aging. The value of education in healthy sleep practices along with reducing time in bed each night by going to bed 30 minutes later, and of healthy dietary practices will be tested for their effects on sleep quality, health, and well being.

Conditions

  • Sleep
  • Health Promotion

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Modest sleep deprivation with sleep hygiene education

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Pittsburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Charles F. Reynolds lll, M.D. · University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-06-30
Primary Completion
2009-06-30
Completion
2011-09-30

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