Sleep health of assisted-living residents

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This cross-sectional feasibility study recruits inactive assisted-living residents and uses overnight polysomnography, wrist actigraphy, and sleep questionnaires to objectively measure sleep quality. Participants complete functional and physical tests plus cognitive testing (including the MoCA and memory-focused assessments) to examine links between sleep, activity, and cognition. The protocol includes a comparison group of community-dwelling older adults of similar age and cognitive status to contextualize findings. The primary aim is to test whether polysomnography and actigraphy can be feasibly implemented in assisted-living settings and to explore associations among sleep, functional capacity, and memory performance.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Be inactivity, which will be defined as an engagement in \< 3 sessions/week of 20 min or more of vigorous exercise;
* Be able to move independently without the assistance of a wheelchair.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of a developmental handicap;
* Residents who are not able to understand communication and be understood by others and do not have decision-making capacity according to the Cognitive Performance Scale (CPS) \> 3; The investigators will assess all the resident's capacity with the Brenda Strafford Foundation caregivers, even if their CPS is within the range included in the study (CPS 0-3);
* Terminal illness (life expectancy \< 1 year);
* Not fluent in English;
* Currently participating in another trial;
* Comorbid medical or neurological illnesses (e.g., multiple sclerosis) that would confound cognitive assessments or make trial completion unlikely (in the site investigator's opinion);
* Contraindication for the tests.

Where it's running

• University of Calgary
  Calgary, Alberta, Canada Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Marc J Poulin, PhD, DPhil — University of Calgary
• Study coordinator: Marc J Poulin, PhD
• Email: poulin@ucalgary.ca
• Phone: 403.220.8372

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.