Can fixing your sleep schedule prevent diabetes? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07494084
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how losing sleep and having a disrupted body clock (like shift workers) can make the body less responsive to insulin, a key step toward obesity and type 2 diabetes. Researchers will test 48 healthy adults aged 18-45 to see how the timing of the stress hormone cortisol affects insulin resistance. The goal is to better understand these links and find ways to help people avoid the negative health effects of chronic sleep loss.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 48 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2029
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.
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18 to 45 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Must be between 18-45 years old. 2. Has a BMI of 18-25 kg/m2 stable weight over the previous 6 weeks. 3. Is physically and psychologically healthy (incl. regular menstrual cycles in women, no clinical disorders and/or illnesses). Women will be studied during the follicular phase of their menstrual cycle. Menstrual cycle criteria (using PMID 10941950) 18 to 25 years - Cycle variation ≤9 days 26 to 41 years - Cycle variation ≤7 days 42 to 45 years - Cycle variation ≤9 days 4. No current medical or drug treatment (to include steroids or hormones of any type including contraceptives), as assessed by questionnaire. 5. Has a negative pregnancy test (women), no clinically significant abnormalities in blood and urine, and free of traces of drugs. 6. No history of clinically relevant psychiatric illness. 7. No previous history of drug or alcohol abuse. 8. Not a current smoker. 9. No history of brain injury or of learning disability. 10. No previous adverse reaction to sleep deprivation, jet lag, shift work or any of the drugs to be administered. 11. Not vision or hearing impairment unless corrected back to normal. 12. No endocrine disorder (no abnormal thyroid function tests; no abnormal morning blood cortisol; no primary gonadal disease as indicated by serum LH or FSH concentration \> 10 or \> 15 IU/L, respectively; and no hyperprolactinemia indicated by prolactin \> 25 μg/L). 13. No sleep or circadian disorder. 14. Has good habitual sleep with regular bedtimes (between 6 and 10 hours in duration). 15. Not extreme morning- nor extreme evening-type using Horne-Ostberg Morningness-Eveningness criteria. 16. No travel across time zones within one month of entering the study. 17. No shift work within three months of entering the study. 18. No anemia (hematocrit \<38% in men, \<34% in women). 19. No blood donation within the previous 8 weeks. 20. No concurrent participation in another research study.
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Locations
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Sleep and Performance Research Center
RECRUITINGSpokane, Washington, 99202, United States
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