Tissue-specific Effects of Insufficient Sleep

November 28, 2023 updated by: University of Colorado, Denver
This study plans to learn more about how sleep loss impacts the way the body responds to sugar. This work will have important implications for development of treatments and countermeasures for people who are not able to get enough sleep for various reasons.

Study Overview

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Participants will stay in the hospital for 6 days and will not be able to leave. Sleep habits will be measured for 7 days before the study. A research diet that is designed to maintain weight will be provided for 3 days before the study and during the study. Multiple tests will be performed, including metabolic testing and muscle and fat biopsies, both when participants first arrive and have had normal sleep and again after 4 nights of only 5 hours time in bed. The visit takes place at the Clinical Translational Research Center (CTRC) at the University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical campus. It will take approximately 2 weeks to complete this study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

18

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

    • Colorado
      • Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
        • University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 35 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion criteria:

  1. Healthy, lean participants.
  2. No regular physical activity (<20 minutes/day). No exercise will be allowed for 3 days prior to study start.
  3. Habitual sleep duration between 7-9.25h. Subjects must also be willing and able to keep a 9h time-in-bed schedule for 1 week prior to study admission.
  4. Potential subjects must have lived at Denver altitude or higher for at least 3 months to inpatient study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Current or history of any clinically significant medical, psychiatric, or sleep disorder.
  2. Use or history of any drugs, medications, supplements, caffeine, and alcohol.
  3. Current or history of shiftwork in six months prior to laboratory study.
  4. Travel more than one time zone in three weeks prior to laboratory study.
  5. Blood donation in the 30 days prior to inpatient study.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Insufficient sleep
Each participant will receive 4 nights of insufficient sleep.
Four days of insufficient sleep

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in insulin sensitivity
Time Frame: One week
Insulin sensitivity measured by hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp.
One week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes in macrovascular function
Time Frame: One week
Macrovascular function will be assessed with flow-mediated dilation
One week
Changes in microvascular function
Time Frame: One week
Macrovascular function will be assessed with EndoPAT
One week
Changes in cognitive abilities
Time Frame: One week
Cognitive computer tests performed during study
One week
Changes in circadian rhythms
Time Frame: One week
Salivary dim-light melatonin offset will be assessed
One week
Changes in metabolic tissue function
Time Frame: One week
Tissue biopsies will be performed
One week

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Josiane L. Broussard, PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 12, 2018

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 30, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 6, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 12, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

February 19, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 30, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 28, 2023

Last Verified

November 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 17-0533

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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