Registration of Skin-Temperatures and Sleep-Wake Behaviour

NCT ID: NCT00319371

Last Updated: 2008-09-26

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-11-30

Study Completion Date

2006-06-30

Brief Summary

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We study the skin-temperature (skin temperature measurement on different skin regions) and circadian rest-activity cycles (wrist activity monitoring) of 40 women in their daily life.

This project will provide further information at which circadian phase vasospasms occur in daily routine life (one week recordings). Special interest lays on the time before sleep. The attained results could be used to establish a therapy with few side effects for people with difficulties initiating sleep because of vasospasm.

Detailed Description

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We study the skin-temperature and circadian rest-activity cycles of 40 women in their daily life.

20 women with vasospasm and difficulties of initiating sleep and 20 women without vasospasm and no difficulties of initiating sleep.

Women without contraceptives will be examined in the luteal phase (i.e. in the two weeks before menstruation). The ambulant registry will be done continuously during one week with so called i-Buttons (IButtonTM, Maxim, USA). These will be fixed to various parts of the body (i.e. wrist, ankle, …) with Fixomull, a medical bond. Also the subjects have to wear a instrument for registration activity, the so called Actiwatch (Cambridge, UK). The data that will be gained from these instruments, shall help us to objectify sleep-latency and sleep-fragmentation ("sleeping-through").

Furthermore, the subjects obtain a sleep-and activity-dairy, that has to be filled before and after sleeping. At one day, that the proband can choose, saliva samples have to be taken by the subjects themselves. In the saliva, the concentration of melatonin will be qualified. The attained results could be used to establish a therapy with few side effects for people with difficulties of initiating sleep because of vasospasm.

Conditions

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Vasospastic Syndrome

Keywords

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vasospasm circadian sleep-disorders

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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1

women with vasospasm and difficulties of initiating sleep

No interventions assigned to this group

2

women without vasospasm and no difficulties of initiating sleep

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subjects have to show a vasospasm and difficulties of initiating sleep (screening with questionnaires and interview)
* Controls have to show no vasospasm and no difficulties of initiating sleep (screening with questionnaires and interview)

Exclusion Criteria

* bad health or unhealthy conditions
* allergies (i.e. nickel)
* medication
* BMI\<18
* migraine
* delayed sleep phase syndrome
* advanced sleep phase syndrome
* alcohol- or drug problems
* smokers
* blood donation in last three months before study
* participation at an other clinical study in last three months before study
* shift work in last three months before study
* long-distance flight (\> 2 time zones) in last month before study
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Principal Investigators

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Selim Orgül, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University Eye Clinic Basel

Locations

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University Eye Clinic Basel

Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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02/06

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

074-GOB-2006-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id