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Homeostatic Sleep Regulation in Older Persons

NCT00601445 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 58

Last updated 2008-05-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that sleep homeostasis, also known as sleep pressure or sleep drive, is different in healthy older and younger individuals.

Conditions

  • Healthy
  • Aging

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Amount of sleep and wake

4 groups with different patterns of sleep and wake

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Elizabeth B Klerman, MD, PhD · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1999-09-30
Completion
2004-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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