Aging Well, Sleeping Efficiently: Protecting Health In Later Life
- Conditions
- SleepHealth Promotion
- Registration Number
- NCT00177385
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to see whether protecting sleep quality in later life is important in continued healthy aging. The value of education in healthy sleep practices along with reducing time in bed each night by going to bed 30 minutes later, and of healthy dietary practices will be tested for their effects on sleep quality, health, and well being.
- Detailed Description
The goal of this project is to test the efficacy of restricting time in bed and education in healthy sleep practices for maintaining or even enhancing sleep consolidation and depth in subjects aged 75+ who are at risk for decay in sleep quality and daytime well being; to determine the associated benefits for health; and to examine the persistence of such effects for 12 months beyond the end of the 18-month intervention. This project focuses not on pathology but on prevention of sleep decay and preservation of sleep in individuals who have already evidenced successful aging.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 66
- age 75 or older
- without sleep disorders
- without psychiatric disorders
- Folstein MMSE of 24 or greater
- Apnea-hypopnea index greater than 30
- Mean sleep latency less than 6
- Psychotropic medications present
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Polysomnographic measures of sleep consolidation, sleep depth and daytime sleepiness at baseline, 6mos.,12mos., 18mos.,30 mons.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Clinical measures of sleep quality, general functioning, mental health at baseline,6 mos., 12 mons., 18mons.,30mons.