Effects of Sleep Body Temperature on Body Composition

Launched by JINAN UNIVERSITY GUANGZHOU · Oct 17, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how using a special electric blanket while you sleep may affect body temperature and, in turn, your body composition, which includes things like fat and muscle. The trial will involve 40 participants, who will be split into two groups. One group will use the electric blanket for a week, while the other group won’t use it at all. After a short break to allow any effects to wear off, the groups will switch, so everyone gets a chance to try the blanket.

To be eligible for this trial, participants should be between 18 and 30 years old, and both men and women can join. However, if you have serious health issues, a family history of high blood pressure, or certain sleep problems, you may not be able to participate. If you join, you’ll be monitored closely, and you’ll fill out some questionnaires to help researchers understand how the blanket affects your sleep and body. This study will help us learn more about the connection between sleep temperature and health.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • - Participants aged 18-30 years, inclusive of both male and female genders.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Individuals suffering from serious diseases such as heart, liver, kidney, brain, hematopoietic, immune, thyroid, malignant tumors, etc.;
• • Those with familial hereditary hypertension (both parents are hypertensive) or those diagnosed with hypertension;
• • Individuals with cognitive or mental impairments that prevent the completion of the questionnaire;
• • Persons with physical disabilities that hinder normal walking;
• • Persons who have experienced a weight change of \>3.0 kg within 1 month or \>10 kg within 6 months prior to screening (as per the study in Nutrients. 2020 Oct 21;12(10):3221);
• • Individuals required to take antibiotics from one week before the trial starts until its conclusion;
• • Those with habitual diarrhea or who have experienced diarrhea from one week before the trial starts until its end;
• • Subjects who have participated in other ambient temperature-related trials within the last 6 months;
• • Individuals with extreme sleep schedules (i.e., not falling asleep between 21:00 and 2:00 a.m. the following morning, or waking up before 5:00 a.m.);
• • Those with sleep latency (the time it takes to fall asleep after going to bed) greater than one hour;
• • Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores greater than 16;
• • Participants who do not sign the informed consent form or are deemed unsuitable by the investigator for any other reason.