Homeostatic Sleep Regulation in Older Persons

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00601445

Enrollment

Registered

2008-01-28

Start date

1999-09-30

Completion date

2004-03-31

Last updated

2008-05-30

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Conditions

Aging, Healthy

Keywords

Changes in sleep with aging

Brief summary

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.

Detailed description

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.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALAmount of sleep and wake

4 groups with different patterns of sleep and wake

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 85 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Ages 18-30 and 60-85 years * Healthy

Exclusion criteria

* Any medications * Sleep Disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Total Sleep Time	During inpatient study

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026