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 Brief Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia |
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The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, is conducting a research study to determine the efficacy of a behavioral therapy for insomnia in military veterans.
Researchers are looking for military veterans over the age of 18 who are veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, and are having difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or are feeling poorly rested after sleeping.
Participants in the study will receive a physical examination and participate in a sleep study. They will be compensated for their time.
For more information please contact Ryan Stocker at (412) 246-6409 or via Email |
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| Early Pregnancy Study |
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The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is conducting a study examining how sleep in early pregnancy may be a risk factor for pregnancy complications.
Researchers are seeking women from 18-45 years of age who are pregnant < 10 weeks. Eligible women will be asked to complete a sleep diary and wear a wrist-size watch which provides a behavioral measure of sleep for 2-weeks at three different timepoints. Women will come to the research laboratory on the day following the 2-week period to have a blood sample drawn and complete questionnaires. This is not a medication / treatment study. Participants will be compensated for their time.
For more information please contact Bonnee Wettlaufer at (412) 246-6419 or via Email |
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| Marriage and Sleep Study |
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The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is conducting a research study to examine the role sleep plays in the functioning of married couples and the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. The study will seek to understand how couples’ behaviors during the daytime influence their sleep and how their sleep influences their subsequent behaviors, and ultimately how some marriages may reduce cardiovascular risk whereas others may confer risk.
Researchers are looking for married couples between the ages of 18 and 45 who have a regular sleep schedule, and do not have sleep, psychiatric, heart or other major medical problems. Eligible couples will be asked to come to the research laboratory for several visits to complete questionnaires, have a physical exam, participate in a sleep study and engage in several videotaped discussions with their spouse.
In addition, participants will be asked to complete a 10-day “home study,” during which they will wear a wrist-size watch which provides a behavioral measure of sleep, complete a daily handheld computer diary asking about daily interactions with their spouse, and for two days of the home study they will wear a portable blood pressure cuff to measure blood pressure during regular daily activities and during sleep.
Given that spouses are the primary sources of both support and conflict for most adults, the marital relationship offers a critical window for understanding how the ups and downs of these relationships can influence sleep and ultimately cardiovascular health. Participants will be compensated for their time and will be given information regarding their sleep and cardiovascular risk factors.
For more information please contact Khaleelah Glover at (412) 864-3174 or via Email |
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| Phase Shift Tolerance in the Elderly: Laboratory Study (Phase 4) |
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This research studies whether past history of shift work (that is, work involving night work on a permanent or rotating basis) has an effect on a person's sleep, sleep patterns, and daily rhythms in physiology (called circadian rhythms), as well as on their health and well-being.
This study will be a 36 hour laboratory study for seniors 65 years and older, who are retired, but have worked at a job involving shift work (or in some cases no shift work) in the past. This study will allow us to obtain detailed measurements of your sleep and circadian rhythms in order to find out whether prior shift work exposure has any effect on them.
For more information please contact Kathy Kennedy at (412) 246-6428 or via Email |
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| Testing a neurobiological model of primary insomnia (NEMO) |
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Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic is seeking individuals ages 18-50, with or without difficulty sleeping.
Participants need to be physically healthy and not currently taking any medications for psychiatric conditions.
This study is a non-medication study, but does require eight nights in our sleep lab at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, during a period of several weeks.
There are other procedures, such as paper questionnaires, on-line questionnaires, one MRI scan, four PET scans, urine drug screens and several blood draws. There will be one night and one day of sleep deprivation, during which participants stay in the lab and can watch DVDs or engage in quiet activities, other than sleeping.
Participants will be reimbursed for their travel mileage at the current allowable rate and will also be compensated upon completion of the study.
For more information please contact Laurie Brar at (412) 246-6445 or via Email |
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| Veterans Sleep Study |
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The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is conducting a research sleep study to determine the efficacy of two sleep-focused procedures for nightmares and insomnia in military veterans.
The research study will seek to find if these experimental procedures can reduce insomnia and nightmares in military veterans. Researchers are seeking military veterans over the age of 18 who have problems getting to sleep, staying asleep or feel poorly rested after an adequate amount of sleep and have nightmares.. Participants in the study will receive a physical examination and participate in a sleep study. Participants will be compensated for their time.
For more information please contact Ryan Stocker at (412) 246-6409 or via Email |
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| Veteran Sleep Study - Brain Imaging Study |
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The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is conducting a research study on sleep in OIF/OEF military veterans.
The goal of this research study is to examine brain activity during sleep and wakefulness in military veterans between the ages of 18 and 45 years old with and without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Participants in the study will receive a physical examination, sleep studies, and brain imaging studies. Participants will be compensated for their participation in this research study.
For more information please contact Ryan Stocker at (412) 246-6409 or via Email |
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