Age-related Changes in Sleep-wake Regulation

NCT ID: NCT03813082

Last Updated: 2021-01-26

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

29 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-03-01

Study Completion Date

2019-12-31

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

A sleep deprivation protocol combined with state-of-the-art, simultaneous positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging will be employed to investigate the effects of sleep deprivation and aging on hypothesized molecular markers of sleep need.

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Sleep Deprivation

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

Sleep deprivation young men

Young study participants will complete four nights in the sleep laboratory, whereas they will stay awake during one night. PET brain imaging will be conducted at the same circadian time on three consecutive afternoons (prior, during and after prolonged wakefulness). Additionally, validated tests of vigilance and cognitive performance will be administered and the brain waves will be recorded in wakefulness and sleep.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Prolonged wakefulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

40 hours of prolonged wakefulness

Sleep deprivation older men

Older study participants will complete four nights in the sleep laboratory, whereas they will stay awake during one night. PET brain imaging will be conducted at the same circadian time on three consecutive afternoons (prior, during and after prolonged wakefulness). Additionally, validated tests of vigilance and cognitive performance will be administered and the brain waves will be recorded in wakefulness and sleep.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Prolonged wakefulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

40 hours of prolonged wakefulness

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

Prolonged wakefulness

40 hours of prolonged wakefulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* healthy male individuals
* age: 20-35 or 60-70 years
* right-handed
* non-smokers
* moderate caffeine/alcohol consumption
* normal BMI

Exclusion Criteria

* Sleep/circadian rhythms disturbances
* former brain injuries with loss of consciousness and brain anomalies
* drug intake/consumption
* medication intake
* cardiac pacemaker
* neurological disorders
* prior participation (during past 2 years) in radiological or nuclear experiment
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

University of Zurich

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.

Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Learn about the lead researchers overseeing the trial and their institutional affiliations.

Hanspeter Landolt, Prof

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Zurich, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology

References

Explore related publications, articles, or registry entries linked to this study.

Weigend S, Holst SC, Treyer V, O'Gorman Tuura RL, Meier J, Ametamey SM, Buck A, Landolt HP. Dynamic changes in cerebral and peripheral markers of glutamatergic signaling across the human sleep-wake cycle. Sleep. 2019 Oct 21;42(11):zsz161. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsz161.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31304973 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

PSS-Sleep

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

More Related Trials

Additional clinical trials that may be relevant based on similarity analysis.

Sleep-dependent Learning in Aging
NCT03840083 RECRUITING NA
Exploring the Link Between Sleep and Brain Clearance
NCT05539378 ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION NA
Sleep Deprivation Study
NCT05560620 COMPLETED NA