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Napping for Sleep

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Rebecca M Spencer, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

be enrolled in a preschool testing site or available to come into the lab

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 4-5 hours

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is examining whether naps have benefits for multiple types of learning in young children.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 4-5 hours

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~4-5 hours

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 4-5 hours for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change in memory accuracy

Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Procedural memoryExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Napping v. wake effect on a procedural memory task (motor sequence learning or mirror tracing)

Group II: Emotional memoryExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Napping v. wake effect on an emotional memory task (emotional faces or storybook)

Group III: Declarative memoryExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Napping v. wake effect on a declarative memory task (storybook)

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Napping

2022

N/A

~40

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Massachusetts, AmherstLead Sponsor

78 Previous Clinical Trials

467,411 Total Patients Enrolled

4 Trials studying Sleep

728 Patients Enrolled for Sleep

Rebecca M Spencer, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst

1 Previous Clinical Trials

40 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Sleep

40 Patients Enrolled for Sleep

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What criteria must individuals meet to be eligible for enrollment in this research project?

"To qualify for this research, patients need to be aged between 33 and 60 months with a documented sleep disorder. Furthermore, they must also either attend a preschool that is part of the trial or come into the laboratory if necessary."

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Does this research endeavor still welcome new participants?

"This investigation, which was first made public on September 1st 2017 and last amended on the 14th of that same month, is not currently enrolling participants. However, there are 143 other clinical trials presently looking for volunteers."

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