Actively Recruiting
Pilot Study of BCAA on Sleep
Led by Portland VA Medical Center · Updated on 2025-11-14
300
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
352 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Individuals will be recruited from the VA Portland Health Care System and the community affiliated with Oregon Health \& Science University. Traumatic brain injury status will be assessed as a contributing factor. Subjects will be randomized to one of 3 groups (BCAA or one of 2 placebo conditions) and instructed to consume study product twice daily for 21 days. Self-report questionnaires, wrist actigraphy, pressure pain testing, and cognitive function will be assessed pre and post the experimental period.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Pilot Study of BCAA on Sleep
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Veteran
- English speaking
- Accessible via phone
- Has sleep problems
You will not qualify if you...
- Decisional impairment
- Nickel allergy
- Maple syrup urine disease or family history of disease
- Allergy to sucralose
- Currently taking BCAAs
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
VA Portland Health Care System
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Miranda M Lim, MD, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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