G47
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients with suspicion for the DSWPD Diagnosis (acquired by actigraphy, sleep diary, and questionnaires) do an EEG recording during sleep, do a DLMO test and the blood and hair samples are c
Sponsors
Charitè Universitätmedizin (Chronobiology Lab)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: DSWPD Diagnosis according to ICSD-3 criteria
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Acute or chronic physical or mental illness, but excluding insomnia in the form of difficulty falling asleep (ICSD-3 criteria) and mild and moderate depression, as these are often associated with sleep problems in clinical practice. 2. Smokers (> 10 cigarettes or cigars/day) 3. Current participation in a drug trial, or if participation ended less than one month ago 4. Use of oral medication (except the contraceptive pill in women) 5. History of malignant diagnosis 6. Major surgery (including eye surgery) 7. Addiction (according to ICD 10) 8. Use of illegal substances within the last 3 months 9. Travel before inclusion in the study or the start of the experimental part: over 1 time zone within 1 week; over 2 time zones within 2 weeks, over 3 time zones within 3 weeks, over 4 time zones within the last 4 weeks.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Times, resulting from the DLMO and biomarker tests will be compared for each participant and as a distribution in the group | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| DLMO and biomarker results will be compared to the assessment of the doctors (on basis of questionnaires and actigraphy) on whether the patient should be diagnosed with DSWPD | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAchim Kramer
Laboratory of Chronobiology
Outcome results
None listed