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Regulation of Emotion, Sleep Extension, and mTBI
Sponsor: Merrimack College
Summary
Concussions are incredibly common, and often result in severe and long lasting symptoms, including, but not limited to, sleep deprivation and emotion dysregulation. This study aims to demonstrate the therapeutic benefits of sleep extension (napping) on emotion regulation in individuals after they sustain a concussion. Thus, sleep extension may be a cost-effective, low risk, supplemental treatment for those with emotion dysregulation following a concussion. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Is a nap an effective way to improve emotion regulation in individuals with a concussion? 2. Does a nap reduce the required executive resources necessary to regulate emotions in individuals with a concussion?
Official title: RESET: Regulation of Emotion, Sleep Extension, and mTBI
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 35 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2025-02-01
Completion Date
2027-12-31
Last Updated
2025-04-09
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Sleep Extension
A 1.5-hour nap opportunity compared to a neutral 1.5 hour waking activity (e.g., puzzle completion) prior to task. Participants will either nap or not prior to the emotion regulation task. These two conditions will be counter-balanced within gender and participants will complete them 1 week apart. If they are in the nap condition, they will nap for 1.5 hours with PSG in a dark, soundproofed room with optional fan, white noise, or music. If they are in the no nap condition, they will work on puzzles for 1.5 hours in the same room but with the lights on.
Locations (1)
Merrimack College
North Andover, Massachusetts, United States