Effects of Sleep Extension on Glucose Metabolism in Chronically Sleep Deprived Individuals

Ramathibodi Hospital21 enrolled

Overview

This is a randomized cross over study of the effect of 2-week sleep extension in chronically sleep deprived non-diabetic individuals on glucose metabolism.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Sleep Extension Glucose Metabolism

Interventions

Sleep extensionBEHAVIORAL

Sleep extension by 1 hour for 2 weeks

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 55 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * self-reported sleep duration =\<6 hours/night during the week with a desire to sleep at least 7 hours/night Exclusion Criteria: * shift workers, * diabetes history, * drugs affecting sleep or glucose metabolism, * insomnia symptoms, * high risk for sleep apnea, * smoking or excess alcohol use

Locations (1)

Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital

Bangkok, Thailand

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Glucose metabolism

Glucose and insulin values from 75 gram OGTT

Time frame: 2 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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