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Aerobic Exercise: A Potential Rescue From the Negative Ramifications of Poor Sleep

Aerobic Exercise: A Potential Rescue From the Negative Ramifications of Poor Sleep

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06956963
Enrollment
24
Registered
2025-05-04
Start date
2025-07-21
Completion date
2026-01-31
Last updated
2026-06-08

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Conditions

Cardiovascular Health, Sleep

Brief summary

The goal of this interventional study is to differentiate the effects of an acute partial sleep deprivation intervention on markers of cardiovascular health, cardio-autonomic function, physical and cognitive performance, as well as overall wellbeing in active vs sedentary individuals. The main aims of the project are: * To differentiate the effects of partial sleep deprivation on central hemodynamics (i.e., central blood pressure and arterial stiffness) in active vs sedentary individuals. * To differentiate the effects of partial sleep deprivation on physical (i.e., handgrip strength and reactive strength index) and cognitive performance (i.e., reaction time and impulse control) in active vs sedentary individuals. * To differentiate the effects of partial sleep deprivation on overall wellbeing (i.e., cardio-autonomic function, inflammation levels, and psychological mood states) in active vs sedentary individuals. Participants will be divided into two groups based on aerobic activity level - active or sedentary - and assessed for markers of cardiovascular health, cardio-autonomic function, physical and cognitive performance, as well as overall wellbeing before and after three days of normal sleep and three days of partially deprived sleep (i.e., 30% reduction in total time in bed).

Interventions

30% reduction in habitual time in bed

Sponsors

Florida State University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 39 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Chronically active (≥150 minutes of moderate- and/or ≥75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic exercise per week for the last 3 months) OR * Sedentary (≤60 minutes of aerobic exercise per week for the last 3 months)

Exclusion criteria

* Chronic, uncontrolled disease (cardiovascular, metabolic) * Poor sleep (regularly achieving \<7 hours of sleep per night) * Musculoskeletal injury in the last 6 months * Obese (grade II or higher) * Pregnant

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Arterial StiffnessFollowing 3-days of Acute Sleep Deprivation (i.e., 30% reduction in total time in bed) as well as following 3-days of Normal Sleep (i.e., 100% habitual time in bed); performed in a randomized orderCarotid-femoral pulse wave velocity measured via applanation tonometry

Countries

United States

Baseline characteristics

Characteristic
Age, Continuous23.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.8
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
19 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
2 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
4 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 120 / 120 / 120 / 12
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 120 / 120 / 120 / 12
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 120 / 120 / 120 / 12

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jun 9, 2026