Sound during sleep to study and help treat sleepwalking
Part of Brain & nervous system, Mental health clinical trials.
This study uses sound stimulation during sleep to learn more about and possibly help control sleepwalking and related arousal disorders. It involves staying overnight in a sleep lab to monitor your brain activity and test if gentle sounds can affect episodes.
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Who can take part
- You have sleepwalking, sleep terrors, or confusional arousals (a type of sleep disorder).
- You are between 6 and 17 years old (child) or 18 and 60 years old (adult).
- You have had at least one episode recently: in the last 4 weeks for children, or the last 6 months for adults.
- You must be able to understand and complete materials in Italian.
- You do not have epilepsy, significant hearing loss, or other major neurological conditions.
- You are not taking psychiatric or sleep-related medications (except melatonin 2 mg or less).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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