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 volunteersQualifiers
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
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Regularized Sleep Schedule
BehavioralParticipants 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
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Vascular Endothelial Function
Investigators will measure endothelial function as flow-mediated dilation.
Blood pressure
Blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) will be measured in a supine position in the dominant arm.
Sleep duration
Sleep duration will be scored from the ActiGraph and correlated with the sleep and activity diary.
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