NCT00291239

Effect of Partial Sleep Deprivation on Cognition and Cytokines in Individuals With Major Depression

Phase 4 Study on the Effect of Partial Sleep Deprivation on Cognition and the IL-6-gp130-System in Individuals With Major Depression

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Zentrum für Integrative Psychiatrie · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

40 patients with the diagnosis of major depression are included. There are two interventions: partial sleep deprivation (PSD) and normal night sleep (CTRL). Patients are randomly assigned to PSD-(2 undisturbed nights)-CTRL or CTRL-(2 undisturbed nights)-PSD. Cytokine-status, neuropsychological and psychopathometric status are assessed pre and post each interventional and control condition.

Conditions

• Major Depression

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	partial sleep deprivation

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-02-01
• Primary completion: 2008-12-01
• Completion: 2009-07-01
• First posted: 2006-02-13
• Last updated: 2009-04-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany