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Menneskelig hjernekartlegging av den tilsynelatende diffusjonskoeffisienten (ADC) under søvn og våkenhet

Background:

- The glymphatic system helps keep harmful waste from building up in the brain. Researchers think it is more active in people during sleep than while awake. They want to study the glymphatic system using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Objective:

- To see if there are differences in the way waste is removed from the brain while a person is sleeping versus awake.

Eligibility:

- Healthy people age 18-60.

Design:

  • This study is in 2 parts.
  • For the technical part (discontinued), participants will be screened with medical history and physical exam. They will have urine and breath alcohol tests.
  • Participants will have 2 MRI scans. Before the scans, they will have urine and breath alcohol tests, and complete a questionnaire.
  • For MRI, participants will lie on a table that slides in and out of a metal cylinder. A device will be placed over their head. They will lie still for up to 20 minutes at a time. They may be asked to stay awake or fall asleep for up to 2 hours at a time.
  • For the research part, participants will be screened with medical history and physical exam. They will have urine and breath alcohol tests. For 1 week they will wear a device that monitors their activity and sleep.
  • Participants will stay at NIH overnight. They will give a blood sample, have urine and breath alcohol tests, and complete a questionnaire.
  • Participants will take memory, concentration, and thinking tests.
  • Participants will have 3 MRI scans. An electroencephalography machine will record their brain activity. Electrodes will be placed on their scalp.

Studieoversikt

Detaljert beskrivelse

OBJECTIVES:

The primary objectives are to assess if there is an increase in the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in the human brain during sleep when compared to the awake state and to determine if they vary across brain regions. Secondary outcomes are to assess inter subject variability in the differences in ADC between awake and sleep. We will also run exploratory analysis to determine if ADC changes with sleep are associated with subjective perception of rested sleep and to assess if there are differences in T1 in CSF between the scan taken prior to falling asleep and those taken shortly after waking up.

STUDY POPULATION:

Healthy adults. Males and females will be included.

DESIGN:

Observational study with a technical phase and two research phases.

  • The technical phase (discontinued) will recruit controls in order to define best MR parameters and pulse sequence to be used for optimal ADC signal detection for which we request permission to recruit up to 20 healthy volunteers. Technical Developmental Phase: Each participant will have a set of MRI scans at the following two times of day: the 1st between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM (noon) and the second between 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM (evening).
  • Research Phase I (complete testing in 10 healthy controls to assess effects on wake/sleep states on whole brain ADC) and research Phase II (complete testing in a total of 30 subjects to assess if there are regional differences) and to address the main and secondary outcomes proposed above. Only if we show that ADC significantly changes during sleep compared to awake state will we proceed to phase II. For phases I and II, the participants will spend 3 night in the clinical center and will undergo two MRI scan sessions following two fo the night stays to quantify brain ADC; once while awake (following a night of sleep) and the other while asleep (following a night of sleep deprivation). Scans for both days will be performed in the morning (between 9-12 PM). Electrocardiogram (ECG) will be recorded during all MRI scanning procedures to monitor sleep. For the first of the three nights we will simultaneously record the electroencephalogram (EEG) and ECG on the participants while they sleep which will allow us to correlate the ECG to their EEG signal, which is the gold standard for measuring sleep.

OUTCOME PARAMETERS:

ADCs and ECG will be measured at each time point for each study participant (pertinent to research phase only).

Studietype

Intervensjonell

Registrering (Faktiske)

40

Fase

  • Tidlig fase 1

Kontakter og plasseringer

Denne delen inneholder kontaktinformasjon for de som utfører studien, og informasjon om hvor denne studien blir utført.

Studiesteder

    • Maryland
      • Bethesda, Maryland, Forente stater, 20892
        • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Deltakelseskriterier

Forskere ser etter personer som passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kalt kvalifikasjonskriterier. Noen eksempler på disse kriteriene er en persons generelle helsetilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.

Kvalifikasjonskriterier

Alder som er kvalifisert for studier

18 år til 60 år (Voksen)

Tar imot friske frivillige

Nei

Kjønn som er kvalifisert for studier

Alle

Beskrivelse

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:

All Participants

  1. Between 18 and 60 years of age as determined by self-report.
  2. Ability to provide written informed consent as determined by physical examination and verbal communication.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

All Participants

  1. Subjects with self-report of insomnia as determined by self-report and/or medical history;
  2. Subjects with any of the following: narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and/or abnormal sleeping patterns (including but not limited to those who use a C-PAP machine, sleeping during the day, using medication to fall asleep, sleeps less than 6 hours per night, night shift workers), subjects reporting snoring as determined by self-report using STOP-BANG questionnaire for undiagnosed OSA (3 or more yes answers will exclude) and/or medical history;
  3. Subjects with a history of restless leg syndrome as determined by self-report and/or medical history;
  4. Use, in the past two weeks, of psychoactive medications (four weeks for fluoxetine) or medications that may affect brain function (including but not limited to opioid analgesics, tricyclic antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors [SSRIs], or serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors [SNRIs], benzodiazepines and barbiturates) as determined by self-report and/or medical history;
  5. Current or past DSM-IV or DSM 5 diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder as determined by history and clinical exam including substance use disorder (except for nicotine/caffeine), alcoholism and alcohol dependence. Past history of a mental disorder as defined by DSM IV or DSM 5 will be excluded only if it required hospitalization (any length), or chronic medication management (more than 4 weeks), and that could impact brain function at the time of the study.
  6. Major medical problems that can impact brain function at the time of the scan (e.g., problems of the CNS including seizures and psychosis; cardiovascular disease including hypertension and arrhythmias; metabolic, autoimmune, endocrine disorders) as determined by self-report, medical history and/or clinical exam.
  7. Head trauma with loss of consciousness for more than 30 minutes as determined by self-report and/or medical history;
  8. Positive test for controlled substances (cocaine, methamphetamine, amphetamines, opioids, cannabinoids, benzodiazepines and barbiturates) on any day of study including upon check-in to NIH CC as determined by urine toxicology;
  9. Pregnant: Females must have negative urine pregnancy test
  10. Presence of ferromagnetic objects in the body that are contraindicated for MRI of the head (including but not limited to pacemakers or other implanted electrical devices, brain stimulators, some types of dental implants, aneurysm clips, metallic prostheses, permanent eyeliner, implanted delivery pump, or shrapnel fragments) or fear of enclosed spaces as determined by the self-report checklist.
  11. Fear of enclosed spaces (claustrophobia) as determined by self-report and medical history.
  12. Cannot lie comfortably flat on the back for up to 3 hours in the MRI scanner as determined by self-report.
  13. Body weight greater than 250 kg. This is the upper limit that the bed of the MR scanner can accommodate (clinical exam).
  14. Alcohol consumption on the day of the MRI as determined by breath alcohol test
  15. Study investigators and staff, as well as their superiors, subordinates and immediate family members (adult children, spouses, parents, siblings).

Studieplan

Denne delen gir detaljer om studieplanen, inkludert hvordan studien er utformet og hva studien måler.

Hvordan er studiet utformet?

Designdetaljer

  • Primært formål: Grunnvitenskap
  • Tildeling: N/A
  • Intervensjonsmodell: Enkeltgruppeoppdrag
  • Masking: Ingen (Open Label)

Våpen og intervensjoner

Deltakergruppe / Arm
Intervensjon / Behandling
Sham-komparator: Phase 2

ADC will be measured in the same subject in the wake state (following a night of regular sleep) and during sleep (following a night of sleep deprivation). The MRI scans will be done in the morning (9-12 pm), once while the subject is sleeping (following a night of sleep deprivation) and once while awake (following regular sleep 9 AM-12 PM).

Two MRI scanning session will be obtained for each participant both at the same time of day (9AM 12 PM). In one occasion they will be scanned after a night of rested sleep while awake and on another day they will be scanned after one night of sleep deprivation while sleeping in the scanner. In addition to the most sensitive technique selected in the development phase (either DWI or MT), each imaging MRI session will include (1) a resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC; 10 minutes) scan using single-shot T2*-weighted EPI; and (2) quantitative T1 relaxometry (T1) in a CSF voxel (1mL; cubic) using an inversion recovery experiment with increased interpulse intervals (TI = 200, 300, 400, 500, 700, 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000, 5000, 10000 ms) and a long TR (10000 ms; scan time 2 min) to assess the level of solutes in CSF.

ECG will be used to monitor heart rate variability (HRV), which differ significantly between the waking state and the different sleep stages

Sham-komparator: Phase I

ADC will be measured in the same subject in the wake state (following a night of regular sleep) and during sleep (following a night of sleep deprivation). The MRI scans will be done in the morning (9 AM-12 pm), once while the subject is sleeping (following a night of sleep deprivation) and once while awake (following regular sleep 9 AM 12 PM).

Two MRI scanning session will be obtained for each participant both at the same time of day (9AM 12 PM). In one occasion they will be scanned after a night of rested sleep while awake and on another day they will be scanned after one night of sleep deprivation while sleeping in the scanner. In addition to the most sensitive technique selected in the development phase (either DWI or MT), each imaging MRI session will include (1) a resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC; 10 minutes) scan using single-shot T2*-weighted EPI; and (2) quantitative T1 relaxometry (T1) in a CSF voxel (1mL; cubic) using an inversion recovery experiment with increased interpulse intervals (TI = 200, 300, 400, 500, 700, 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000, 5000, 10000 ms) and a long TR (10000 ms; scan time 2 min) to assess the level of solutes in CSF.

ECG will be used to monitor heart rate variability (HRV), which differ significantly between the waking state and the different sleep stages

Hva måler studien?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
To assess if there is an increase in the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in the human brain during sleep when compared to the awake state and to determine if they vary across brain regions.
Tidsramme: end of study

To assess if there are differences between brain regions.

end of study

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
To assess inter subject variability in the differences in ADC between awake and sleep.
Tidsramme: End of Study

To determine if ADC differences are associated with subjective sense of rested sleep.

End of Study

Samarbeidspartnere og etterforskere

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Etterforskere

  • Hovedetterforsker: Dardo G Tomasi, Ph.D., National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Publikasjoner og nyttige lenker

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Studierekorddatoer

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Studer hoveddatoer

Studiestart (Faktiske)

28. juli 2015

Primær fullføring (Faktiske)

11. mai 2018

Studiet fullført (Faktiske)

11. mai 2018

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først innsendt

5. desember 2014

Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

5. desember 2014

Først lagt ut (Antatt)

8. desember 2014

Oppdateringer av studieposter

Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Faktiske)

29. oktober 2026

Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

28. oktober 2026

Sist bekreftet

28. mai 2026

Mer informasjon

Begreper knyttet til denne studien

Plan for individuelle deltakerdata (IPD)

Planlegger du å dele individuelle deltakerdata (IPD)?

NEI

IPD-planbeskrivelse

Analysis is done in groups not on an individual basis.

Legemiddel- og utstyrsinformasjon, studiedokumenter

Studerer et amerikansk FDA-regulert medikamentprodukt

Nei

Studerer et amerikansk FDA-regulert enhetsprodukt

Nei

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