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The Role of Naps and Overnight Sleep on Cognitive Learning in Preschoolers

NCT04758663 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2021-05-13

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Summary

The goal of this research is to understand the role of sleep on memory function in early childhood. Specifically, we seek to examine how promoted naps vs. promoted waking in habitual and non-habitual napping children may impact overnight sleep physiology and subsequent memory consolidation.

Conditions

  • Sleep

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Nap/wake conditions on memory

Habitual and non-habitual napping children will complete a two conditions-a nap condition where they are encouraged to nap in the afternoon and a wake condition where instead of napping, they spend an equal amount of time awake engaging in quiet activities.

BEHAVIORAL

Nap/wake conditions on overnight physiology

Habitual and non-habitual napping children will complete a two conditions-a nap condition where they are encouraged to nap in the afternoon and a wake condition where instead of napping, they spend an equal amount of time awake engaging in quiet activities. On the nights of the nap and wake conditions, physiology will be recorded in habitual and non-habitual nappers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Massachusetts, Amherst

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rebecca M Spencer, PhD · University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
33 Months
Max Age
71 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-04-12
Primary Completion
2022-06-30
Completion
2023-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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