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The Effect of Sleep Loss on Emotion Regulation

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · NCT05393830

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–40 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
90
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
May 11, 2023
Record last updated
April 14, 2026

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What the study is about

The study is designed to investigate the impact of three nights of sleep restricted to 4 hours per night, on the processing and regulation of emotional information compared to Insomnia Disorder and control. The investigators will address and attempt to answer two questions.

(i) How do three nights of reduced sleep or a diagnosis of Insomnia Disorder affect the processing and regulation of emotional information compared to typical, undisturbed sleep? (ii) What overlapping and distinct neural mechanisms are engaged and associated with behavioral effects when attempting to process and regulate emotions in a sleep restricted state or with a clinical diagnosis of Insomnia Disorder? This study will investigate sleep's role in emotion processing and regulation. The findings will help further understanding of the role of sleep in healthy emotional functioning.

Being studied: Sleep Restriction

Conditions: Sleep; Insomnia; Sleep Deprivation

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • willing and able to follow the protocol
  • willing and able to meet inclusion criteria for fMRI scanning
  • willing to refrain from alcohol and recreational drugs for the duration of the protocol
  • normal or corrected to normal vision is required

Exclusion Criteria

  • left-handedness or ambidexterity
  • the use of any drugs that could affect either sleep or cognitive functioning (e.g., prescription sleeping pills or antidepressants)

Recruiting US locations

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, MA 02215

    Site contact: Tony Cunningham, PhD · 617-667-4702 · acunnin4@bidmc.harvard.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Tony J Cunningham, PhD · 617-667-3337 · acunnin4@BIDMC.Harvard.edu
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