Can your sleep habits shape your Heart's fate?
NCT ID NCT04804124
First seen Aug 04, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study explores how different sleep durations—short (6 hours or less), long (9 hours or more), and average (7-8 hours)—relate to cardiovascular health, physical activity, and sleep quality. Researchers will measure blood vessel function, blood pressure, and sleep patterns in healthy adults aged 25-65. Some participants may also try a one-week regular 8-hour sleep schedule to see if it has any effect.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Regularized sleep schedule (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If this study finds clear links between sleep duration and heart health, it could point toward sleep-based strategies to support cardiovascular well-being.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational study with an optional one-week sleep intervention, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to people with medical conditions or those taking medications.
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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 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
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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25 to 65 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: * Men and women ages 25-65y * Lean and overweight (BMI 18.5-40 kg/m2) * No acute, chronic, or debilitating medical conditions * No prescription/non-prescription medications or drugs of abuse * Current non-smoker (tobacco and marijuana) * Persons who fit all the above criteria and are suitable based on a medical history and health habits questionnaire, and additional sleep and health profiling questionnaires may be eligible to participate. Exclusion Criteria: * Persons with any acute, chronic, or debilitating medical condition except pre-hypertension will be excluded. * Persons with any symptoms of acute or active illness (e.g. fever, leukocytosis) will be excluded. * Persons with a history of severe psychiatric illness or psychiatric disorders will be excluded. * Persons with a history of regular night/or rotating shift work in the past year, or who have traveled more than three time zones during the one month prior to the study will be excluded. * Pregnant women, decisionally impaired adults, and prisoners will be excluded.
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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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Oregon Health and Science University
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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