IBD-Sleep: A Pilot Study Looking at Changes in Sleep Timing and IBD Symptoms

Description

This research study is testing whether changes in sleep timing and morning light treatment may have an impact on symptoms related to inflammatory bowel disease.

Conditions

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn Disease

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This research study is testing whether changes in sleep timing and morning light treatment may have an impact on symptoms related to inflammatory bowel disease.

IBD-Sleep: A Pilot Study Looking at Changes in Sleep Timing and IBD Symptoms

IBD-Sleep: A Pilot Study Looking at Changes in Sleep Timing and IBD Symptoms

Condition
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Ann Arbor

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48105

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Biopsy-proven IBD
  • * Active IBD symptoms
  • * Impaired IBD quality of life
  • * Age \>/=18 years old
  • * Fluency in English
  • * Physically able to travel for study visits
  • * Ileostomy, colostomy, ileoanal pouch, or ileorectal anastomoses, are planned for imminent surgery and/or have short bowel syndrome
  • * Other significant chronic disease
  • * Retinal pathology, history of eye surgery, taking photosensitizing medications
  • * Recent history of light treatment
  • * Lifetime psychotic or bipolar disorder
  • * Acute suicidal ideation
  • * Substance use disorder in the past 3 months, cannabis use \>1/week
  • * High risk for or diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea, and/or narcolepsy
  • * Severe hearing problem, intellectual disability or serious cognitive impairment
  • * Pregnant, trying to get pregnant, or breastfeeding
  • * Night work or travel outside the eastern time zone in the past month

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Michigan,

Helen Burgess, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Michigan

Cathy Goldstein, M.D., M.S., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Michigan

Study Record Dates

2026-05-31