Regulation of Emotion, Sleep Extension, and MTBI

Description

Concussions are incredibly common, and often result in severe and long lasting symptoms, including, but not limited to, sleep deprivation and emotion dysregulation. This study aims to demonstrate the therapeutic benefits of sleep extension (napping) on emotion regulation in individuals after they sustain a concussion. Thus, sleep extension may be a cost-effective, low risk, supplemental treatment for those with emotion dysregulation following a concussion. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Is a nap an effective way to improve emotion regulation in individuals with a concussion? 2. Does a nap reduce the required executive resources necessary to regulate emotions in individuals with a concussion?

Conditions

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Concussions are incredibly common, and often result in severe and long lasting symptoms, including, but not limited to, sleep deprivation and emotion dysregulation. This study aims to demonstrate the therapeutic benefits of sleep extension (napping) on emotion regulation in individuals after they sustain a concussion. Thus, sleep extension may be a cost-effective, low risk, supplemental treatment for those with emotion dysregulation following a concussion. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Is a nap an effective way to improve emotion regulation in individuals with a concussion? 2. Does a nap reduce the required executive resources necessary to regulate emotions in individuals with a concussion?

RESET: Regulation of Emotion, Sleep Extension, and MTBI

Regulation of Emotion, Sleep Extension, and MTBI

Condition
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

North Andover

Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts, United States, 01845-5806

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

  • 1. Between the ages of 18 and 35 years old.
  • 2. Have normal or corrected to normal vision
  • 3. Sustained a FIRST, and only, concussion within the last 2-3 weeks (we need to get them in within a month of getting a concussion)
  • 4. No sleep disorders
  • 5. Is not a shift worker
  • 1. Under 18 or over 35 years old.
  • 2. Not have corrected normal vision with glasses or contacts
  • 3. Has an astigmatism in both eyes
  • 4. Had a concussion over 3 weeks ago
  • 5. Has sleep disorder
  • 6. Is a shift worker

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 35 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Merrimack College,

Study Record Dates

2027-12-31