Sleep Timing and Insulin Resistance in Adolescents With Obesity

Completed

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

This study examines the relationship between sleep timing and insulin resistance in adolescents with obesity. The investigators also aim to develop a physiologically-based mathematical model of adolescent sleep/wake and circadian interactions.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02585830

Run by

University of Colorado, Denver

People needed

25

Starts

2015-10-01

Expected to finish

2017-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-02-19

Who can join

Age: 15 and older, up to 19. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• High school students between the ages of 15-19
• BMI > 90th percentile
• Tanner stage 2 or greater

You may not qualify if…

• Any medications that affect insulin resistance or sleep (e.g., metformin, hormonal contraception, stimulants, atypical antipsychotics)
• Regular use of melatonin or sleep aids
• A prior diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes (HbA1c > 6.5), liver disease other than non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, pregnancy or breastfeeding
• IQ < 70 or severe mental illness that may impact sleep (e.g., schizophrenia, psychotic episodes)
• Not enrolled in a traditional high school academic program (e.g., home school students)
• Night shift employment
• Travel across more than 2 time zones in the month prior to the study

Where it is running

• University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus/Children's Hospital Colorado — Aurora, Colorado, United States

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