Monash University Sleep and Circadian Medicine Laboratory is conducting a study examining the effects of light on the timing of sleep in healthy participants.
What does the study is involve? An initial consenting interview A meeting with a sleep physician & a psychological screening assessment Maintaining a regular sleep schedule at-home for 2-3 weeks, which is monitored by a wearing wrist watch device Collection of saliva samples over a single evening in your home A six-day stay at the Monash B.A.S.E sleep laboratory. This will involve neurobehavioral testing, monitoring of your sleep and circadian patterns, non-invasive biological sampling, two periods of extended wakefulness up to 30 hours and exposure to light. You are a male with healthy sleep (regular sleep/wake time and no difficulty sleeping) You have no history of psychiatric or neurological illness, and substance abuse disorder You are not taking any medications that might affect sleep (e.g., melatonin, sedatives) You have not undertaken shift work in the last 3 months You are a non-smoker You are of Caucasian background You are a native English speaker You have not undertaken transmeridian travel in the last 3 months
Who can take part?
Will I be reimbursed?
You will be compensated $1750 for completion of all components of the study.
If you are interested in participating, or require more information, please email:Base.dspdlight@monash.edu
Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee Approval Project number: CF15/725 - 2015000331