Power Nap With TES-TI
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-75
SponsorUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to find out whether stimulating the brain with electrical current during naps can increase certain kinds of brain activity that happen during sleep and lead to improvements in mental fatigue.
Participants will attend 2 study visits, each of which may last up to 4-5 hours. During these visits, participants will wear a high density electroencephalography (hdEEG) cap and take a nap.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Adults aged 18-75 of any gender identity
Self-reported non-restorative sleep, as measured by a REST-Q score
English-speaking (able to provide consent and complete questionnaires)
Capable of taking daytime naps
Disqualifiers
Any current or history of neurological disorders or acquired neurological disease (e.g. stroke, traumatic brain injury), including intracranial lesions
History of inpatient psychiatric hospitalization
History of head trauma resulting in prolonged loss of consciousness; or a history of >3 grade I concussions
Current history of poorly controlled headaches including intractable or poorly controlled migraines
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Transcranial electrical stimulation with Temporal Interference (TES-TI)
DeviceTES-TI uses specific electrode arrangement patterns to selectively stimulate the brain. Participants will wear an hdEEG (high density electroencephalography) cap which will allow intermittent periods of stimulation from TES-TI.
Treatment groups
25 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Stimulation followed by no stimulationExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: No stimulation followed by stimulationExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Change in slow waves
Researchers will do a power analysis on high density EEG data for slow wave frequency (3-5Hz) and see if there is increase in this frequency range during/post stimulation.
Time frame
Baseline to 1 month2
Change in sleep quality and mood
Sleep quality and mood will be assessed using the Restorative Sleep Questionnaire (REST-Q), a 9-item questionnaire assessing aspects of restorative sleep. Each item is scored on a 5-point Likert scale, scores range from 9-45. A higher score indicates a more restorative sleep.
Time frame
Baseline to 1 monthSponsors and contacts
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University of Wisconsin, Madison
Lead sponsor
Corundum Convergence Institute
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov