Scientists tap into Sleepwalkers' minds to unlock secrets of sleep
NCT ID NCT05452733
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to understand what happens in the mind during sleep by using sound cues in people who sleepwalk. Researchers wanted to see if they could trigger and measure mental processes in real time. The study was terminated early, so results are limited.
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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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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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18 to 35 years
- 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: * Age between 18-35 y.o * Written consent * Affiliated to social security * Sleepwalking (group patients only) Exclusion Criteria: * Psychiatric or neurologic disorder * Sleep disorder except sleepwalking for the patient group * Surdity * Pain or physical disability affecting the upper limbs * Consumption of drugs altering sleep structure * Subjects under legal protection
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Service des Pathologies du Sommeil, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière
Paris, Paris, 75013, France
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