NCT07476937Recruiting
Differences in Rest, Emotion, and Arousal Modulation in Youth
Probing the Role of Sensory Regulation in Sleep Health and Emotion Dysregulation for Autistic Youth
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 22 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this study is to examine the relationship between sensory responsivity, bedtime arousal levels, sleep disturbances, and daytime emotion dysregulation for autistic children (ages 6-10). In a subset of children with elevated sensory responsivity, a sensory-based bedtime manipulation targeting bedtime arousal levels will be tested.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 12 Mar 2026
- Start date
- 20 Jul 2026
- Primary completion date
- Jul 2030
- Lead sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT07476937
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 60
- From 20 Jul 2026 to the primary completion date, Jul 2030
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Prior treatment
- Concurrent diagnosis of sleep apnea, narcolepsy, or major psychiatric disorder (e.g., major depression, bipolar).
- Unstable medication use (dose or timing).
Other illness
- Current behavioral treatment for sleep disorder
Other
- Participants will be excluded if they do not understand English or are unable to travel to the lab (Pittsburgh, PA).
Who the study is looking for
- Youth between the ages of 6 and 10 years old
- Caregiver-reported autism diagnosis and \>11 on Social Communication Questionnaire
- Caregiver-reported bedtime resistance (\>12 on Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire-Autism; Sleep Initiation subscale - 3-point scale, 6 questions)
- Caregiver willing to participate in all bedtimes during study
- Stable medication use (e.g., no changes within 2 weeks)
Age in the registry: 6 years to 10 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Pittsburgh | United States | Recruiting |
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