Addressing Sleep Problems in Older Adults
Withdrawn before enrolling · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Sleep
In brief
As many as 57% of older adults complain of major disruption of sleep, 29% struggle to fall asleep and 19% complain of early-morning awakening. The implications of this sleep deprivation are sobering, particularly among older individuals. The primary goal of this study is to determine whether a palatable foodstuff which contains a fruit/honey drink and which is taken every evening before bedtime leads to improved sleep in community-living individuals with sleep problems.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02593981
- Run by
- Mayo Clinic
- People needed
- 0
- Starts
- 2018-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2019-04-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-12-11
Who can join
Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age ≥ 60 years old at the time of study registration.
- Individual describes trouble either falling asleep or staying asleep at study entry.
- Willing to participate in all aspects of the study.
- Willing to avoid kiwifruit, cherry, and honey for 4 weeks while on this study.
- Willing to avoid changes to current sleep medications (may use a stable dose of a currently prescribe sleep medication during the first 4 weeks after stating the intervention).
You may not qualify if…
- Allergic to kiwifruit, cherries, honey, apples, or bananas.
- Hospitalized or living in a care facility at the time of enrollment.
- Clinical evidence of active malignant disease (cancer), as per healthcare provider's clinical judgment.
- Any cancer therapy (for example, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, radiation, surgery, immunotherapy) in the preceding 3 months.
- Healthcare provider does not think that study candidate has a specific health problem that precludes participation.
- Allergy or intolerance of milk products.
- Women of child bearing potential.
Where it is running
- Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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