Marriage microbiome: could your Partner's bacteria affect your sleep and eyesight?
NCT ID NCT06638606
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study looked at 1,740 newly married couples to see if the bacteria in their mouth, eyes, and gut are linked to sleep problems, vision issues, and mood. Participants provided samples and completed surveys about sleep, anxiety, depression, and dry eye symptoms. The goal is to understand how these bacteria might influence health, but it does not test any treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could reveal links between microbiota and sleep, vision, or mood in couples, pointing toward future interventions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. Results may show correlations but not cause, and findings may not apply to other groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,740 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Nov 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
All volunteer participants who had been officially married during the past six months and are in a cohabiting relationship will be invited to participate in this study together with their official spouses.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Sleep disorder (insomnia and hypersomnia) * Depressive/anxiety states Exclusion Criteria: * Medicines known to affect gut/oral/ocular microbiota composition * Pregnant/pregnancy * Divorce during the study * Antibiotics use in the past month * Ongoing, active ocular infection, including conjunctivitis. * Not having any prior history with Dry eye disease
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Private sleep clinic
Tehran, 1961835555, Iran
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