The Role of Naps and Overnight Sleep on Cognitive Learning in Preschoolers
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Sleep
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: Non-RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: Within subject comparison of nap/overnight and wake/overnight conditions in habitual and non-habitual nappersMasking: None (Open Label)Masking Description: Within-subject; participants/experimenters are aware of conditionsPrimary Purpose: Basic Science
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Younger than 3371 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
With time spent awake, sleepiness increases (i.e., sleep pressure; Borbely, 1982). In young adults, naps following sleep deprivation have significantly elevated slow wave activity (SWA; 1-4 Hz) relative to naps following normal overnight sleep (Werth et al., 1996). Similarly in preschool children, o...
With time spent awake, sleepiness increases (i.e., sleep pressure; Borbely, 1982). In young adults, naps following sleep deprivation have significantly elevated slow wave activity (SWA; 1-4 Hz) relative to naps following normal overnight sleep (Werth et al., 1996). Similarly in preschool children, overnight sleep following nap deprivation yields significantly greater SWS relative to when a nap was taken earlier in the day (Lassonde et al., 2016). This impact on subsequent sleep physiology suggests that naps may be an extension of overnight sleep. How napping status (i.e., habitual and non-habitual napping) impacts overnight sleep physiology and subsequent memory consolidation is unknown. Thus, this study aims to investigate how napping vs. staying awake in habitual and non-habitual napping children may impact overnight sleep physiology and subsequent memory consolidation.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04758663
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Rebecca M Spencer, PhD University of Massachusetts, Amherst