Delayed Sleep Timing in Teens Study

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Conditions studied: Delayed Sleep Phase

In brief

This study will (1) comprehensively characterize the substance use disorder (SUD) risk profile associated with adolescent Delayed Sleep Phase (DSP), and (2) probe whether SUD risk is diminished by altering sleep/circadian timing.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03806296

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

142

Starts

2018-12-03

Expected to finish

2024-11-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-08-26

Who can join

Age: 16 and older, up to 19. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 16-19 years
• Currently in 11th or 12th grade and enrolled in a traditional high-school; or cyber school with synchronous classes (not home-schooled)
• Physically and psychiatrically healthy, as determined by instruments described below
• Provision of written informed consent and assent
• Additional inclusion criterion for Experimental protocol
• Meets operational definition of delayed sleep phase (DSP; weekend bedtime ≥1 AM)

You may not qualify if…

• Significant or unstable acute or chronic medical conditions
• Past or current bipolar disorder or psychotic disorder
• Past or current substance use disorder other than alcohol use disorder or cannabis use disorder
• Past month recreational drug use other than alcohol, cannabis, and nicotine
• Current syndromal sleep disorders other than insomnia and delayed sleep phase disorder
• Medications that interfere with sleep and/or reward function (antidepressants, and stimulants prescribed for ADHD are permitted)
• Conditions that would interfere with the MRI procedures (e.g., non-removal ferromagnetic devices)

Where it is running

• Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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