Circadian Rhythms and Homeostatic Sleep Drive and Their Effect on Reward and Cognitive Control Systems in Adolescents
NCT05336084
This study is recruiting at 1 US site in 1 state, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
Adolescence is a time of heightened reward sensitivity and greater impulsivity. On top of this, many teenagers experience chronic sleep deprivation and misalignment of their circadian rhythms due to biological shifts in their sleep/wake patterns paired with early school start times, which may increase the risk for substance use (SU). However, what impact circadian rhythm and sleep disruption either together or independently have on the neuronal circuitry that controls reward and cognition, or if there are interventions that might help to modify these disruptions is unknown.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Sleep
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 13 to 18 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- April 8, 2026
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
Pennsylvania · 1
- Western Psychiatric Hospital · Pittsburgh, PA
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.