Status:

UNKNOWN

The Role of Naps and Overnight Sleep on Cognitive Learning in Preschoolers

Lead Sponsor:

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Conditions:

Sleep

Eligibility:

All Genders

33-71 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this research is to understand the role of sleep on memory function in early childhood. Specifically, we seek to examine how promoted naps vs. promoted waking in habitual and non-habitual ...

Detailed Description

With time spent awake, sleepiness increases (i.e., sleep pressure; Borbely, 1982). In young adults, naps following sleep deprivation have significantly elevated slow wave activity (SWA; 1-4 Hz) relati...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Family lives within 30 miles of UMass Amherst
  • Is 33-71 months at the time of enrollment
  • Meets the definition of a habitual (5+ naps/week) or non-habitual (\<2 naps/week) napper
  • Normal or corrected-to-normal vision and hearing
  • Access to a computer with an internet connection for online sessions with the research team.

Exclusion

  • Diagnosis of any sleep disorder (other than mild parasomnia which is routine at this age) past or present
  • Current use of psychotropic or sleep-altering medications
  • Traveling beyond 1 time zone within 1 month of participation
  • Fever or symptoms of respiratory illness at the time of participation
  • Diagnosed developmental disability

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 12 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 30 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04758663

Start Date

April 12 2021

End Date

June 30 2023

Last Update

May 13 2021

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University of Massachusetts

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, 01003