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Association Between Slow Wave Activity and Sleep Inertia

Thailand28 participantsStarted 2026-02-04

Plain-language summary

Observational study: The goal of this observational study is to learn about the association between slow wave activity before awakening and post-awakening psychomotor vigilance task in time-fixed, 2-hour, simulated night naps in healthy individuals. The main question aims to answer is: Is the quantity of slow wave activity immediately before awakening associated with post-awakening psychomotor vigilance task metrics when awakened after 2-hour nap at night?

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Age between 18 and 60 years
✓. History of appropriate sleep duration at least 6 hours/night for a minimum of 2 weeks assessed by sleep diary before the trial

Exclusion criteria

✕. STOP-BANG ≥3 or previous diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea
✕. Presence of restless legs syndrome as assessed with IRLSSG criteria
✕. Presence of depression as assessed by HADS (Exclude participants with HADS-Depression sub-scale score ≥8 (possible depression)
✕. History of irregular work hours or shift work within 2 weeks
✕. Use of sedative/hypnotic medications on a regular-basis (3 days/week or above)
✕. History of epilepsy and brain tumor

What they're measuring

psychomotor vigilance test (PVT)

Timeframe: Psychomotor vigilance test (PVT) will be assessed 2 times: 1) immediately after awakening, and 2) at 30 minutes after awakening.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07409883

SponsorMahidol University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2026-04-15

Contact for this trial

Pongsakorn Tanayapong, Doctor of Medicine

(66)-64-9626525 pongsakorn.taa@mahidol.ac.th

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