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Study of Sleep Inertia in Major Depressive Disorder by the Psychomotor Vigilance Task
Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Summary
The study population comprises three groups of 30 analyzable participants: Patients with sleep inertia and Major Depressive Disorder, patients with Major Depressive Disorder but without sleep inertia, and controls without mood disorders or sleep inertia. Controls will be patients referred to the Sleep Disorders and Acupuncture Unit for polysomnography as part of the screening process for a sleep disorder. Only controls presenting an apnea-hypopnea index \< 15/h, a periodic leg movements index during sleep \< 15/h and a total sleep time ≥ 6 hours on the video-polysomnography will be analyzed.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 54 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
110
Start Date
2025-11-04
Completion Date
2027-03
Last Updated
2025-12-11
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Psychomotor vigilance task
Five PVT tests (before sleep at 7pm, 7am, 7:30am, 8am and 11am). The PVT is a 10-minute test designed to assess the vigilance and sustained attention by measuring reaction times (RT) to visual stimuli. During the test, participants are required to monitor the computer screen and press the response button as soon as a millisecond counter appears which will stop the counter and display the RT in milliseconds. The stimuli are randomly presented.
Video-polysomnography
Performed overnight as part of routine care (11 p.m. to 7 a.m.).
Sleep and activity monitoring
Actimeter and sleep diary to assess the sleep-wake patterns of the participants in their natural environments over a two-week period.
Locations (1)
CHU de Nimes
Nîmes, France