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Sleep and Stigma: Novel Moderators in the Relationship Between Weight Status and Cognitive Function
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Restricted Sleep and Adequate Sleep for Obesity, Childhood and Overweight, Childhood. Completed, enrolled 61 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The investigators aim to assess the relationship between overweight/obesity and decreased cognitive function in adolescents. While this relationship has been seen in past literature, the causal mechanisms are still unclear. Thus, the present study will assess sleep and stigma as possible moderators. As sleep is related to both weight and cognitive abilities it may be an important factor in the relationship between these two variables. Further, people with overweight/obesity have higher risk for stigma experiences which may increase inflammation through chronic stress and elevated cortisol. Because inflammation is theorized to play a role in the relationship between elevated BMI and decreased cognitive function, stigma may be an important moderator. 60 adolescent participants will complete two sleep conditions (adequate and restricted) in a randomized order, each followed by a lab visit during which participants will complete a short cognitive battery. At these visits, participants will also be given a self serve breakfast with a variety of whole and processed food options to further evaluate the relationship between overweight/obesity, sleep, nutritional intake, and cognitive function.
Study Details
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Interventions
During the restricted sleep condition adolescents will sleep 4 hours ±1 hour (0100-0500). This condition will last 1 night.
During the adequate sleep condition adolescents will sleep 9 hours ±1 hour (2100- 0800). This condition will last 1 night.