Aerobic Exercise: A Potential Rescue From the Negative Ramifications of Poor Sleep

Launched by FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY · Apr 25, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how not getting enough sleep affects heart health and overall wellbeing in two different groups of people: those who are physically active and those who are not. Researchers want to see how a few days of limited sleep (where participants will sleep about 30% less than usual) impacts things like blood pressure, physical strength, reaction times, and mood. By comparing these two groups, the study aims to find out if being active can help protect against the negative effects of poor sleep.

To participate, individuals should be between 65 and 74 years old and fit into either the "active" group (those who exercise regularly for at least 150 minutes a week) or the "sedentary" group (those who exercise less than 60 minutes a week). Participants will undergo tests before and after three days of normal sleep and three days of limited sleep to measure the changes. It's important to note that this study is not open for recruitment yet, and individuals with certain health issues, like serious heart problems or obesity, as well as those who regularly get less than seven hours of sleep, will not be eligible to join.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Chronically active (≥150 minutes of moderate- and/or ≥75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic exercise per week for the last 3 months) OR
• • Sedentary (≤60 minutes of aerobic exercise per week for the last 3 months)
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Chronic, uncontrolled disease (cardiovascular, metabolic)
• • Poor sleep (regularly achieving \<7 hours of sleep per night)
• • Musculoskeletal injury in the last 6 months
• • Obese (grade II or higher)
• • Pregnant