Status:

RECRUITING

Rapid Eye Movement Restoration and Enhancement for Sleep-deprived Trauma-adaptation

Lead Sponsor:

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Collaborating Sponsors:

United States Department of Defense

Conditions:

Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-50 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to find out whether stimulating the brain with electrical current during naps can increase certain kinds of brain activity that happen during sleep and lead to impro...

Detailed Description

This is a single-blind, two-phase study. In the first phase, each participant will be assigned a nap length, a trigger region, a stimulation type (difference frequency, multipolar transcranial electri...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults aged 18-50 years
  • Medically healthy
  • English-speaking (able to provide consent and complete questionnaires)
  • Citizen or holding permanent resident status
  • Regular napper (1 or more naps per week)

Exclusion

  • Any current or past history of neurological disorders or acquired neurological disease (e.g. stroke, traumatic brain injury), including intracranial lesions
  • History or head trauma resulting in prolonged loss of consciousness; or a history of \>3 grade 1 concussions
  • Current history of poorly controlled headaches including intractable or poorly controlled migraines
  • Any systemic illness or unstable medical condition that may cause a medical emergency in case of a provoked seizure (cardiac malformation, cardiac dysrhythmia, asthma, etc)
  • History of seizures, diagnosis of epilepsy, histoy of abnormal (epileptiform) EEG, or family history of treatment resistant epilepsy with the exception of a single seizure of benign etiology (e.g. febrile seizures) in the judgment of a board-certified neurologist
  • Possible pregnancy or plan to become pregnant in the next 6 months
  • Any metal in the body
  • Any medical devices or implants (i.e. cardiac pacemaker, medication infusion pump, cochlear implant, vagal nerve stimulator) unless otherwise approved by the responsible MD
  • Dental implants containing metal
  • Any medication that may alter seizure threshold: ADHD stimulants (Adderall, amphetamine); tricyclic/stypical antidepressants (amitriptyline, doxepine, imipramine, maprotiline, nortriptyline, buproprion); antipsychotics (chlorpromazine, clozapine); bronchodilators (theophylline, aminophylline); antibiotics (fluoroquinolones, imipenem, penicillin, cephalosporins, metronidazole, isoniazid); Antivirals (valacyclovir, ritonavir); OTC antihistamines (diphenhydramine, Benadryl)
  • Claustrophobia (a fear of small or closed places)
  • Back problems that would prevent lying flat for up to two hours
  • Regular night-shift work (second or third shift)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 10 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06547086

Start Date

July 10 2024

End Date

February 1 2026

Last Update

July 31 2025

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University of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53719