Sleep Disorders Trial, Recruiting
Who may be able to join
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Who might be able to join this trial:
- You have given your free and informed agreement to take part and signed a consent form
- You are covered by a health insurance plan
- You are able to understand, read, and write in French
- (For people with depression) You have been diagnosed with depression based on standard diagnostic criteria (DSM-5)
- (For people with depression) You are suspected of having a sleep disorder that needs to be checked with a sleep study
- (For people with depression — sleep inertia group) You score 1 or higher on specific questions (items 3 and 4) of a sleep inertia questionnaire, meaning you experience difficulty waking up or feeling alert in the morning
- (For people with depression — no sleep inertia group) You score 0 on those same questionnaire items, meaning you do not have that difficulty waking up
- (For healthy volunteers/controls) You have no complaints about difficulty waking up, no excessive daytime sleepiness, and no signs of depression based on standard questionnaire scores
Who may not be able to join:
- You are currently taking part in another interventional clinical study
- You are under legal protection or guardianship
- You are currently taking certain medications — including stimulants, sleeping pills, antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, some epilepsy drugs, opioids, or certain other medicines — and have not stopped them for long enough before joining (confirm with trial site for specific medicines and timing)
- You have a brain or nervous system condition such as Parkinson's disease, dementia, epilepsy, or a history of head injury with loss of consciousness
- You have had a cancer requiring treatment in the 12 months before the screening visit
- You have another significant medical or mental health condition (other than depression, for those in the depression group) that the study doctor believes could affect the results
- You have a history of a suicide attempt, or have had thoughts of suicide in the past month
- You have had ongoing heavy alcohol use or drug misuse in the past 6 months
- You have a diagnosed disorder of your sleep-wake body clock rhythm, or are not getting enough sleep according to standard sleep disorder criteria (confirm with trial site)
- You are pregnant, have recently given birth, or are breastfeeding
Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.
Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.
Contact this trial
Principal Investigator: Elisa EVANGELISTA, CHU de Nimes
Phone: 04.66.68.39.00
Contact details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before attending.
GP referral letter
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Trial details
Where this trial is recruiting
Primary endpoints
Level of vigilance and sustained attention before and after sleep between groups
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Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 21 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.