The Role of Naps and Overnight Sleep on Cognitive Learning in Preschoolers

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Conditions studied: Sleep

In brief

The goal of this research is to understand the role of sleep on memory function in early childhood. Specifically, we seek to examine how promoted naps vs. promoted waking in habitual and non-habitual napping children may impact overnight sleep physiology and subsequent memory consolidation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04758663

Run by

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

People needed

40

Starts

2021-04-12

Expected to finish

2023-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2021-05-13

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 6. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Family lives within 30 miles of UMass Amherst
• Is 33-71 months at the time of enrollment
• Meets the definition of a habitual (5+ naps/week) or non-habitual (<2 naps/week) napper
• Normal or corrected-to-normal vision and hearing
• Access to a computer with an internet connection for online sessions with the research team.

You may not qualify if…

• Diagnosis of any sleep disorder (other than mild parasomnia which is routine at this age) past or present
• Current use of psychotropic or sleep-altering medications
• Traveling beyond 1 time zone within 1 month of participation
• Fever or symptoms of respiratory illness at the time of participation
• Diagnosed developmental disability

Where it is running

• University of Massachusetts — Amherst, Massachusetts, United States (enrolling)

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