Sleep Duration and Cardiovascular Health

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age25-65
SponsorOregon Health and Science University

About this trial

This is a cross-sectional study with an optional intervention that will examine how extreme sleep durations relate to cardiovascular health, physical activity, and sleep quality by studying three groups of participants: short sleepers (≤ 6 hrs), long sleepers (≥ 9 hrs), and average duration sleepers (7-8 hrs). The optional intervention asks participants to maintain an 8-hour per night regular sleep schedule for one week.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Men and women ages 25-65y

Lean and overweight (BMI 18.5-40 kg/m2)

No acute, chronic, or debilitating medical conditions

No prescription/non-prescription medications or drugs of abuse

Disqualifiers

Persons with any acute, chronic, or debilitating medical condition except pre-hypertension will be excluded.

Persons with any symptoms of acute or active illness (e.g. fever, leukocytosis) will be excluded.

Persons with a history of severe psychiatric illness or psychiatric disorders will be excluded.

Persons with a history of regular night/or rotating shift work in the past year, or who have traveled more than three time zones during the one month prior to the study will be excluded.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Regularized Sleep Schedule

    Behavioral

    Participants may maintain a self-selected 8-hour per night sleep schedule as an optional intervention. Participants from any of the three groups may complete the intervention.

Treatment groups

24 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: Short SleepersExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Long SleepersExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: Average Duration SleepersExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Vascular Endothelial Function

Investigators will measure endothelial function as flow-mediated dilation.

Time frame
2 weeks
2

Blood pressure

Blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) will be measured in a supine position in the dominant arm.

Time frame
2 weeks
3

Sleep duration

Sleep duration will be scored from the ActiGraph and correlated with the sleep and activity diary.

Time frame
2 weeks

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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