Promoting Exercise, Sleep and Well-Being in Older Adults
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
- Enrollment
- 66
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- % Time in Stage 2 Sleep at 12 Months, Adjusted for Baseline
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 9 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study will evaluate the effect of regular aerobic exercise on improving sleep in older adults with moderate difficulty sleeping.
Detailed Description
Sleep deprivation is a common problem among older adults. It is often at the root of increased mortality and some psychiatric disorders. Regular participation in a medium-intensity exercise regimen may help people sleep better. This study will assess the effectiveness of a regular exercise program on improving sleep in older adults with moderate difficulty sleeping. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two conditions. One group will partake in a moderate-intensity physical activity training regimen. The other group will act as a non-exercise attention-control comparison group. Each group will undergo its assigned treatment for 12 months. Sleep quantity and quality will be measured objectively using in-home polysomnography. Subjective sleep quality and health-related quality of life measures will be evaluated with questionnaires. All measurements will be performed at the beginning of the study, Month 6, and Month 12.
Investigators
Abby C King
Professor
Stanford University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Moderate difficulty sleeping unrelated to a physical illness or psychopathology (determined by the Sleep Questionnaire and Assessment of Wakefulness)
- •Currently not physically active on a regular basis
- •Body mass index less than 38
Exclusion Criteria
- •Currently physically active on a regular basis
- •Diagnosed with a clinically significant sleep disorder
- •Mild or no sleep complaints (determined by the Sleep Questionnaire and Assessment of Wakefulness)
- •Unstable on medications
- •Current smoker
- •Consumes more than three alcoholic beverages per day
- •Medical condition that may limit participation in moderate-intensity exercise
- •Diagnosed with clinical psychopathology
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
% Time in Stage 2 Sleep at 12 Months, Adjusted for Baseline
Time Frame: baseline, 12 months
Percent of total sleep time spent in Stage 2 sleep at 12 months after adjusting for baseline level of Stage 2 sleep (i.e., baseline value included as a covariate in regression models conducted).
Secondary Outcomes
- Sleep Disturbances(12 months)
- Peak Exercise Oxygen Consumption(12 months)