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N/A N=30 Randomized Quadruple-blind Health Services Research

Memory Consolidation in Pharmacologically Enhanced Naps

Sleep

Enrolled (actual)
30
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jul 2021
Primary outcome: Primary: Pharmacological Enhancement of Specific Sleep Parameters — 3; 1 sleep spindles

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
zolpidem (Drug); Placebo (Drug)
Age
Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
University of California, San Diego
Primary completion
Jun 2011

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Pharmacological Enhancement of Specific Sleep Parameters
3; 1
SECONDARY
Correlation of Pharmacological Interventions With Sleep-stage-specific Memory Tasks
3; 1

Summary

This study will examine whether various drugs affecting sleep cycles can improve different kinds of memory.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Speaks English
  • Resides in the general San Diego community
  • Completed at least 12 years of formal education, because education may affect performance on the cognitive task

Exclusion Criteria

  • No regular sleep-wake schedule, defined as not meeting study criteria or scoring between 31 and 69 on the Horne-Ostberg Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire
  • Presence of a sleep disorder reported or detected on the questionnaires
  • Personal or immediate family (i.e., first degree relative) history of diagnosed significant psychopathology
  • Personal history of head injury with loss of consciousness for more than 15 minutes or with seizures
  • History of substance dependence
  • Current use of any psychotropic medications
  • Any cardiac, respiratory, or other medical condition that may affect cerebral metabolism
  • Noncorrectable vision and audition impairments
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00777829). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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