Homeostatic Sleep Regulation in Older Persons

National Institute on Aging (NIA)58 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that sleep homeostasis, also known as sleep pressure or sleep drive, is different in healthy older and younger individuals.

This was an inpatient study of healthy individuals to determine whether homeostatic "sleep drive" effects on sleep change with healthy aging. Sleep, performance, and mood were studied on individuals sleeping different lengths of time and during wake periods of different durations.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Healthy Aging

Interventions

Amount of sleep and wakeBEHAVIORAL

4 groups with different patterns of sleep and wake

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 85 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Ages 18-30 and 60-85 years * Healthy Exclusion Criteria: * Any medications * Sleep Disorder

Locations (1)

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Total Sleep Time

Time frame: During inpatient study

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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