NCT03514953

The Impact of Physical (In)Activity on Sleep Quality

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 33 (actual)
• Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The proposed research will examine the role of physical activity (PA) on altering sleep quality (SQ) while systematically examining novel mechanisms that may drive changes in SQ. Specifically, the study will examine how a 2 week reduction in PA alters sleep quality in young, healthy individuals. Additionally, during this reduction in PA, the study will examine changes in inflammation, oxidative stress, and sympathetic activity to identify potential mechanisms for alterations in sleep quality.

Detailed description

Sleep, which makes up approximately one third of an individual's life, plays a vital role in normal bodily functioning by regulating metabolic and endocrine function. Disturbed sleep, defined as any alteration to normal sleep patterns, is highly prevalent, affecting 35% and 41% of the general population in the United States and has been linked to poor cardiovascular health, diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. Young adults are a population at high risk for disturbed sleep-related health outcomes due to negative lifestyle behaviors such as alcohol consumption, drug use, study patterns, and excessive screen time that remain with advancing age. Due to the importance of improving or maintaining health outcomes through adequate sleep quality (SQ), the proposed research will examine the role of physical activity (PA) on altering SQ while systematically examining novel mechanisms that may drive changes in SQ. Specifically, this study will examine how alterations (increases and decreases) in PA impact SQ and how these alterations modify inflammation, oxidative stress, and sympathetic stimulation in young adults.

Conditions

• Sleep

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Reduced Physical Activity	Preliminary Phase (Baseline to Day 7): Subjects will begin wearing an accelerometer for 7 days to track physical activity and sleep patterns. Experimental Phase 1 (Day 7 to Day 21): Participants will be required to reduce their step count by 5,000 steps per day and engage in no moderate-vigorous physical activity during this timeframe. Every 7 days subjects undergo the blood draw, vascular health measures and questionnaire assessments. Experimental Phase 2 (Day 21 to 28): During the week of assessment, subjects will be asked to return to their normal physical activity patterns.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-04-20
• Primary completion: 2019-09-30
• Completion: 2019-09-30
• First posted: 2018-05-03
• Last updated: 2020-02-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States