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Surveys indicate that 85% of the adult population consume caffeine on a daily basis. Caffeine acts on sleep homeostatic mechanisms by antagonizing the sleep factor adenosine. Whether and how caffeine also impacts on the circadian regulation of sleep and -wakefulness is fairly unexplored. This study quantifies the influence of regular caffeine intake and its cessation on circadian promotion of sleep and wakefulness, on circadian hormonal markers, well-being, neurobehavioral performance and associated cerebral mechanisms. The knowledge is expected to contribute important insights on recent societal changes in sleep-wake behavior (e.g., shorter sleep duration and delayed sleep phase) and the related increase in people suffering from sleep problems.


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Surveys indicate that 85% of the adult population consume caffeine, often on a daily basis. Caffeine acts on sleep homeostatic mechanisms by antagonizing the sleep factor adenosine. Whether and how caffeine also impacts on the circadian regulation of sleep and -wakefulness is fairly unexplored. The circadian timing system promotes wakefulness at the end of the biological day ("wake maintenance zone") and promotes sleep after the onset of the endogenous melatonin secretion ("opening of sleep gate"). There is mounting evidence that circadian and sleep homeostatic mechanisms continuously interact at the neurobehavioral, hormonal and cerebral level. Furthermore, earlier evidence has shown that the strength of circadian wake-promotion and the timing of circadian rhythmicity differs according to a genetic predisposition in the adenosinergic system. Thus, it was assumed that the daily consumption of caffeine may substantially impact on both circadian and homeostatic sleep-wake processes at different systemic levels. This study aimed at quantifying the influence of regular caffeine intake and its cessation on circadian promotion of sleep and wakefulness, on circadian hormonal markers, well-being, neurobehavioral performance and associated cerebral mechanisms. Specifically, the study investigated the effects of sleep-wake regulatory adaptations to regular caffeine consumption and acute caffeine cessation a) on night-time sleep structure and sleep intensity (electroencephalography, EEG), b) on circadian wake-promotion (nap sleep during the biological day) and circadian timing of hormonal rhythms, and c) on waking quality, as indexed by subjective ratings, objective measures of neurobehavioral performance, and cerebral mechanisms (EEG and functional magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]). Twenty young healthy regular caffeine consumers were examined in a double-blind, placebo-controlled within-subjects design with three conditions: Regular caffeine intake, regular placebo intake, and cessation of regular caffeine intake. In the laboratory, circadian sleep-wake promotion was assessed by combining EEG and multimodal MRI techniques. Circadian timing was assessed by salivary melatonin and cortisol rhythms. Sleep and waking quality were quantified by continuous polysomnography (during sleep at night and during a nap in the evening), waking EEG, subjective ratings (sleepiness, mood, craving, withdrawal symptoms) and cognitive performance (vigilance and working memory). Each of the three laboratory parts lasted more than 40 h under strictly controlled conditions (i.e., dim light, constant ambient temperature etc.). Subsequent to each laboratory condition, actimetry and sleep diaries served to assess sleep- and waking patterns in the field under caffeine vs. placebo conditions. The aim was to substantially advance the knowledge about the impact of the commonly encountered caffeine consumption on the sleep-wake regulatory system. Furthermore, the project was intended to substantially contribute to the understanding of complex interplay between sleep-wake regulatory mechanisms in response to acute or long-term changes in the adenosinergic system. ;


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NCT number NCT05409339
Study type Interventional
Source Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date May 9, 2016
Completion date December 17, 2017

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