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Influence of Circadian Clock on Hormonal, Metabolic, Neurocognitive Markers in Adolescents With and Without Diabetes

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
ADHD
Memory Impairment
T1DM
Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm
Interventions
Behavioral: Normal Circadian Rhythm
Behavioral: Reversed Circadian Rhythm
Registration Number
NCT04054934
Lead Sponsor
Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center
Brief Summary

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), makes its appearance during childhood and youth, but management implications last till late adulthood. Its treatment includes the combination of multiple daily glucose measurements, insulin administration and balanced nutrition. The goals of therapy are to achieve glycemic control (HbA1c \< 7.5%), and minimal glycemic excursions. Furthermore, recent studies imply that keeping HbA1c within target range is not sufficient to prevent complications, attributed mainly to blood glucose level fluctuating from high to low, associated with food intake and adolescents behavior. The current implication of glycemic control on the central nervous system (CNS) includes abnormal electrical brain activity, structural changes in brain's white and grey matter, and cognitive impairment. Still, little is known on the effect of sleep pattern, including circadian rhythm reversal ("biological clock) on asymptomatic glycemic excursions, and on CNS functions. There is no data regarding the association of the biologic clock on CNS functionality among adolescents, nonetheless among T1DM adolescents, for whom behavior and circadian rhythm alterations may have harmful effect. The investigators propose a cross-over designed study by examining adolescents with and without T1DM during 2 weeks of regular sleeping pattern (night sleep), and during 2 weeks of sleeping during the day as happens during summer vacation. The main objective of the proposed study is to offer proof of the clinical and metabolic relevance and cognitive effects of the reversal of the circadian clock in adolescents with and T1DM during summer vacations and weekends. Study is designed to demonstrate a difference among healthy and diabetics during reversed night/day circadian clocks in the time spent within target range of glucose, performance on neuro cognitive tasks, electrical brain activity, and hormonal profile.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • Families living in areas with high access to medical care.
  • Age: 12-18 years old
  • T1D diagnosis for longer than 1 year
  • speaking fluent Hebrew
Exclusion Criteria
  • significant renal or liver function abnormalities
  • head injuries,
  • epileptic episodes
  • psychiatric medications
  • lack of Hebrew abilities
  • disagreement to comply with all the study requests
  • history of more than one episode of a severe hypoglycemic event in the past, including loss of consciousness or more than one episode of diabetic ketoacidosis.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Normal Circardian rhythmNormal Circadian RhythmRegular night sleep, with at least 7 hours length of sleep.
Reversed circadian rhythmReversed Circadian RhythmNight/day circadian clock is opposite, with at least 7 hours length of sleep
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Affects of reversal circadian clock on neuro cognitive tasks performance among healthy and T1D patients, according to glucose2 years

Score of neurocognitive tests for executive function according to day/night sleeping pattern session

Affects of reversal circadian clock on Glucose Variability parameters among both healthy and T1DM adolescents .2 years

Time spent in range of glucose of 70-180 mg/dl according to day/night sleeping pattern

Affects of reversal circadian clock on sleep quality among both healthy and T1DM adolescents (mainly T1DM), controlled for BMI-SDS, and mean HbA1c in T1D patients.2 years

Quality of sleep according to PSQI, according to day/night sleeping pattern

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Melatonin profile according to night/day sleep cycle among healthy and among T1D patients2 years

Differences in levels of melatonin in nmol/l between sessions and between health and T1D patients

Temperature according to night/day sleep cycle among healthy and among T1D patients2 years

Differences in peripheral body temperature (celzius) between sessions and between health and T1D patients

EEG registration in accordance with the circadian curve and neurocognitive achievements2 years

Power of high frequency amplitude between night/sleep sessions among T1D and healthy

MRI structural changes2 years

DT1-MRI trajectoris areas of supra-chiasmatic nuclei sleeping pattern session

Hormonal profile according to night/day sleep cycle among healthy and among T1D patients2 years

Differences in levels of cortisol in nmol/l between sessions and between health and T1D patients

Metabolic parameters according to night/day sleep cycle among healthy and among T1D patients2 years

Differences in blood pressure (mmHG) between sessions and between health and T1D patients

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