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Healthy Diet for Sleep

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Waitlist Available
Led By Esra Tasali, MD
Research Sponsored by University of Chicago
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Healthy male and female participants (age: 21-40 years and BMI=19.0-26.0 kg/m2) who habitually sleep on average 7-8 hours per night (as confirmed by actigraphy) and eat at least 3 meals per day (as confirmed by food diaries) will be studied. Subjects will be required to have stable sleep habits for the past 6 months and stable dietary habits for the past 3 months.
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up first response in the morning
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Study Summary

This study will investigate the effect of two dietary patterns on sleep outcomes and measures of reported appetite. Participants will be given two different diets on two separate stays.

Eligible Conditions
  • Sleep
  • Diet Modification

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~7:30am
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 7:30am for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Sleep quality night 2
Secondary outcome measures
Mood area under the curve
Mood daily average
Sleep night 1
+7 more
Other outcome measures
Appetite upon waking
Average night-time awakenings
Average sleep duration
+15 more

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Simulated Fast Food (SFF)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
This dietary pattern will represent the typical American diet for fiber, added sugar, and saturated fat intake.
Group II: Healthy DietExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
This dietary pattern will represent recommendations for fiber and added sugar set forth in the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and saturated fat guidelines from the American Heart Association

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of ChicagoLead Sponsor
1,000 Previous Clinical Trials
817,625 Total Patients Enrolled
15 Trials studying Sleep
1,823 Patients Enrolled for Sleep
Esra Tasali, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Chicago
6 Previous Clinical Trials
1,632 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Sleep
530 Patients Enrolled for Sleep

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~1 spots leftby Apr 2025