One workout may change your sleep – study uses smartwatches to find out
NCT ID NCT07382206
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how one session of intense exercise changes sleep patterns in people who have frequent leg movements during sleep (PLMS). Researchers will compare people with and without PLMS using sleep tests and wearable devices. The goal is to learn more about how exercise affects sleep and to help develop future sleep-tracking technology.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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22 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
General Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 22 years or older; * Self-reported habitual sleep of at least 5 consecutive hours per night. Specific Inclusion Criteria for the PLMS Group * Having a prior polysomnography (PSG) showing a PLMS index ≥ 15/h; * Screening PSG for participants without a PSG in the last 6 months showing a PLMS index ≥ 15/h. Note: Efforts will be made to ensure that approximately 50% of the sample consists of participants with a PLMS index \> 50/h. - General Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or lactating individuals; * Presence of dermatological conditions or skin diseases such as vitiligo, lupus, atopic dermatitis, or tattoos on the wrist or fingers that could interfere with optical sensor readings from the smartwatch or smart ring; * Inability to attend the study PSG sessions; * Use of medications indicated for the treatment of sleep disorders; * Current or prior treatment for PLMS management; * Presence of implanted cardiac devices, such as pacemakers, cardioverter defibrillators, or cardiac resynchronization devices; * Prior diagnosis of chronic neurological, orthopedic, cardiac, pulmonary, or other clinical conditions that limit the ability to perform physical activity. Specific Exclusion Criteria for the Control Group: -Presence of sleep disorders identified on the screening PSG, such as: moderate to severe sleep apnea (apnea-hypopnea index \[AHI\] ≥ 15), insomnia with an Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) score above 14, or PLMS index \> 15.-
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Locations
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CDEC Brasil
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, São Paulo, 04020060, Brazil