Your sleep habits may be rewriting your inner ecosystem
NCT ID NCT02573753
First seen Aug 04, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study investigates whether sleep patterns influence the community of microorganisms living in the human body, known as the microbiota. Researchers will examine how changes in sleep and body weight affect these microbes in healthy people. The goal is to understand if sleep-related shifts in the microbiota could be linked to future disease risk.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Sleep restriction (behavioral intervention) and weight gain (dietary supplement)
- What this could lead to
- If sleep patterns are shown to alter the microbiome, this could lead to new ways to predict or prevent diseases linked to poor sleep and gut health.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect. The results may be influenced by many factors, and the findings might not apply to everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 5,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Oct 2015
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
- Ages
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18 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Only subjects who are eligible for ongoing IRB-approved studies will be deemed eligible for this protocol. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or breast-feeding women * Subjects who are ineligible for ongoing IRB-approved studies will not be included in this protocol
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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