What this trial means for you
This study is opening soon at 1 US site. It's studying see the official record for sleep deprivation, sex differences, glucose tolerance.
What participants typically get: study medication (or placebo, if the trial uses one) and study-related medical care at no cost, plus close monitoring. Compensation for time and travel varies by study — ask the site. Note that in many trials you can't choose your treatment group, and some participants receive a placebo.
The study, in the sponsor's words
The goal of this study is to learn whether insufficient sleep affects glucose metabolism differently in healthy men and women.
Can you join? The exact criteria
Below is the verbatim eligibility text from the registry — bring it to your doctor; it's written for clinicians, and your own clinician is the right person to interpret it with you.
Full eligibility criteria (for you and your doctor)
Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy adults with conventional sleep-wake timing * Non-smokers * Completion of medical, psychological, and sleep screening tests * Able to spend 5 consecutive days/nights in the laboratory on two separate occasions (total of 10 days/nights in the laboratory) * Women must have a recent history of regular menstrual cycles Exclusion Criteria: * History of neurological or psychiatric disorder * History of sleep disorder or regular use of sleep-promoting medication * Current prescription, herbal, or over-the-counter medication use including hormonal birth control * Traveling across 2 or more time zones within past 3 months * Donating blood within past 8 weeks * Worked night or rotating shift work within past year * Hearing impairment, visual impairment * History of eye trauma or surgery * Drug or alcohol dependency
Study sites by state
Massachusetts
- Brigham and Women's Hospital — Boston
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →
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