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Sleep Quality and the Menstrual Cycle
Sponsor: University of Akureyri
Summary
This study aims to examine how ovarian hormone fluctuations across the menstrual cycle affect sleep patterns. Using objective sleep tracking, hormone phase assessment, and validated questionnaires, it will assess changes in sleep quality, duration, menstrual symptoms, sleepiness, chronotype, anxiety, and depression over one full cycle.
Official title: Comparing Changes in Objective Measures of Sleep Quality During the Menstrual Cycle in Healthy Women: Association With Ovarian Hormones and Mood
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 36 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2025-03-01
Completion Date
2026-08-31
Last Updated
2025-04-06
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Urinary-hCG
Ovulation days will be detected using a commercial urine test for luteinizing hormone (LH) (PREGMATE, Ovulation Midstream Test Predictor Kit; sensitivity level:25mlU/mL). Participants will be instructed to use ovulation tests, starting 5 days before the expected ovulation (day 10) and for the next 7-10 days or until the first the first positive results are detected notify the study co-ordinator and share a photo of the results. Then participants will be asked to continue using the ovulation test for 3 more days.
Locations (2)
Akureyri Hospital
Akureyri, Iceland
University of Akureyri
Akureyri, Iceland