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Can a stressful drive reveal the secrets of insomnia?

NCT ID NCT02591303

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University Hospital, Bordeaux Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at how stress and insomnia are connected. Researchers used driving simulations with stressful events to measure emotional reactions and sleep patterns in 15 women with and without insomnia. The goal is to understand how stress affects sleep and vice versa, which could help prevent short-term sleep problems from becoming chronic insomnia.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this could help explain how short-term sleep problems turn into chronic insomnia, leading to better prevention and personalized treatments.
What could go wrong
This is a very small, early-stage study with only 15 women, so results may not apply to everyone. It is designed to gather knowledge, not test a treatment.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

15 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Nov 2015

Finished

Sep 2016

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

20 to 50 years

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Insomnia group: patients with insomnia (DSM-V criteria): sleep complaints, of more than 3 nights a week, more than 3 months, affected daytime functioning * Control group: no self-reported sleep problems * 20-50 years old * Female * Having given written informed consent to participate in the research project * Driving license Exclusion Criteria: * Night and shift-workers, * Psychiatric disorder: clinical mood disorder, anxiety disorder, psychosis, bipolar disorder, * For insomnia group: all sleep disorders other than persistent insomnia, * For control group: all sleep disorders * Progressive neurological diseases that include restless legs syndrome, * Cardiovascular disease other than treated hypertension, * Unstable respiratory or endocrinological diseases, * Reporting symptoms of menopause and/or taking hormone replacement therapy for menopause symptoms, * Drug addiction, alcohol addiction during the previous 6 months (smoking is allowed), * Having undertaken trans-meridian travel (± 3H) in the previous 1 month, * Pregnant or lactating women. * Chronic pain. * Having simulator-sickness during the first practice session * Hypnotic and psychotropic medication taking or stopped less than 5 half-life periods of molecules before screening V0. * A change in skin conductance of less than 0.05 microSiemens after an auditory stimulus. * Left-handedness * Patient participating to any other interventional study

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Conditions

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insomnia

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Insomnia Stress

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU de Bordeaux

    Bordeaux, 33000, France

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