UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000058472
Receipt number R000066805
Scientific Title Effects of 0.25 Hz binaural beats on sleep during nap in BB perceivers
Date of disclosure of the study information 2025/07/15
Last modified on 2025/07/15 15:04:34

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Basic information

Public title

Effects of 0.25 Hz binaural beats on sleep during nap in BB perceivers

Acronym

Effects of 0.25 Hz binaural beats on sleep during nap in BB perceivers

Scientific Title

Effects of 0.25 Hz binaural beats on sleep during nap in BB perceivers

Scientific Title:Acronym

Effects of 0.25 Hz binaural beats on sleep during nap in BB perceivers

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Healthy subject

Classification by specialty

Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

This study aims to test the hypothesis that presenting 0.25 Hz BB during a nap shortens the latency to slow-wave sleep in BB perceivers, compared to 0 Hz BB.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Confirmatory

Trial characteristics_2

Explanatory

Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Slow wave sleep latency

Key secondary outcomes

1)Sleep parameters other than slow wave sleep latency
2) Psychomotor vigilance test performance
3) Subjective sleepiness and mood


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Cross-over

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Single blind -participants are blinded

Control

Placebo

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

6

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Other

Interventions/Control_1

A.Sham (no sound)
B.250-250Hz (0Hz pure tone)
C.250-250.25Hz (0.25Hz binaural beat)
Subjects go through a 90-minutes daytime nap for one condition in a day(total 3 days/ each subject).
The order of the conditions is (A, B, C).

Interventions/Control_2

The order of the conditions is (A, C, B).

Interventions/Control_3

The order of the conditions is (B, A, C).

Interventions/Control_4

The order of the conditions is (B, C, A).

Interventions/Control_5

The order of the conditions is (C, A, B).

Interventions/Control_6

The order of the conditions is (C, B, A ).

Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

18 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

60 years-old >

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

Participants will be included based on the following all criteria.
1)Not having difficulty in filling out Japanese explanatory documents, consent forms, and survey forms
2)Being able to come to the examination room on the 5th floor of the Innovative Medical Research Institute, University of Tsukuba without disrupting their normal daily rhythm
3)Living a regular life between 21:00-1:00 bedtime and 6:00-9:00 wake-up
4)Having no sleep disorder currently being treated
5)Having no hearing impairment in daily life

Key exclusion criteria

Participants will be excluded from the experiment based on the following criteria.
1)Irregular lifestyle (Regular: sleep time between 9:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m., wake time between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.)
2)BMI less than 18.5 or greater than 25
3)Worked night shifts (after 10:00 p.m.) 3 months prior to the experiment
4)Travel across time zones with time difference of 3 hours or more, 3 months prior to the experiment
5)regular consumes alcohol (40g (2 cans of beer) or more twice a week or more)
6)Smoker habit
7)Consumes more than 300mg (5 cups of 150mL) of coffee per day
8)MEQ score of less than 30 (extreme evening type) or greater than 70 (extreme morning type)
9)Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score greater than 5.5
10)Cannot perceive the frequency difference of the binaural beats and feel uncomfortable when listening to the auditory stimulation samples of this experiment
11)Claustrophobic
12)Pregnancy or its possibility
13)Breastfeeding
14)Having a disease that may change suddenly or its history
15)Having been treated for psychiatric disorders or sleep disorders, and those who have symptoms that are currently being treated
16)Deemed inappropriate by the principal investigator

Target sample size

66


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Takashi
Middle name
Last name Abe

Organization

University of Tsukuba

Division name

International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), Tsukuba Institute for Advanced Research (TIAR)

Zip code

305-8575

Address

1-1-1, Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

TEL

029-859-1858

Email

abe.takashi.gp@u.tsukuba.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Takashi
Middle name
Last name Abe

Organization

University of Tsukuba

Division name

International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), Tsukuba Institute for Advanced Re

Zip code

305-8575

Address

1-1-1, Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

TEL

029-859-1858

Homepage URL


Email

abe.takashi.gp@u.tsukuba.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

University of Tsukuba

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Japanese Governmental office

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)

Japan Science and Technology Agency


IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Ethics Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba

Address

1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki

Tel

029-853-3022

Email

sien.ningenss@un.tsukuba.ac.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2025 Year 07 Month 15 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Preinitiation

Date of protocol fixation

2025 Year 05 Month 21 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2025 Year 07 Month 15 Day

Last follow-up date

2027 Year 03 Month 31 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2025 Year 07 Month 15 Day

Last modified on

2025 Year 07 Month 15 Day



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https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000066805