Pathways Linking Reduced Sleep Duration and Quality to Obesity Risk

The University of Chicago

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diabetes; Obesity

Treatments: Other: Sleep restriction; Other: Reduced Sleep Quality; Other: Baseline

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00915707

14916B

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is designed to study the pathways through which short sleep duration or poor sleep quality can lead to an increased risk of developing diabetes and obesity.

Enrollment: 23 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Normal weight
• Healthy
• Normal sleep times

Exclusion criteria

• Sleep disorders
• Overweight
• Diabetes
• Other health conditions
• Excessive caffeine and alcohol intake
• Smoking

Trial design

23 participants in 3 patient groups

Baseline

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects are tested under normal sleep conditions for carbohydrate metabolism and appetite regulation.

Treatment:

Other: Baseline

Sleep restriction

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects are tested under sleep restriction for carbohydrate metabolism and appetite regulation.

Treatment:

Other: Sleep restriction

Reduced sleep quality

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects are tested under a poor sleep quality condition for carbohydrate metabolism and appetite regulation.

Treatment:

Other: Reduced Sleep Quality