The Effectiveness of Regular Exercise on Improving Sleep in Older Adults

Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3

Conditions studied: Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic

In brief

This study will evaluate the effect of regular aerobic exercise on improving sleep in older adults with moderate difficulty sleeping.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00149747

Run by

Stanford University

People needed

66

Starts

1999-08-01

Expected to finish

2003-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-05-24

Who can join

Age: 55 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Moderate difficulty sleeping unrelated to a physical illness or psychopathology (determined by the Sleep Questionnaire and Assessment of Wakefulness)
• Currently not physically active on a regular basis
• Body mass index less than 38

You may not qualify if…

• Currently physically active on a regular basis
• Diagnosed with a clinically significant sleep disorder
• Mild or no sleep complaints (determined by the Sleep Questionnaire and Assessment of Wakefulness)
• Unstable on medications
• Current smoker
• Consumes more than three alcoholic beverages per day
• Medical condition that may limit participation in moderate-intensity exercise
• Diagnosed with clinical psychopathology

Where it is running

• Stanford Prevention Research Center — Stanford, California, United States

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