In 2023, the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort study group was awarded a 5-year grant from the National Institutes of Health. The Neurobehavioral Alertness in Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology Study is led by principal investigator, Dr. David Plante.
Research Focus
This study investigates how sleepiness and alertness are related to cognitive functioning, brain changes, and mental abilities such as memory, learning, and attention.
Who is Eligible to Participate?
Past participants of Wisconsin Sleep Cohort studies who have completed a previous overnight sleep study and cognitive testing are eligible for this new study.
We welcome the participation of ALL eligible volunteers, including those who are experiencing age-related conditions or other health issues.
How to Participate
We are enrolling 450 volunteers from the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort. If you would like to participate, be on the lookout for an invitation letter. We will contact you by mail and follow up with a phone call.
Recruitment and study visits began in August of 2023.
What’s involved?
Participants will come to the Clinical Research Unit on the UW Hospital Campus. There they will perform study procedures that will be familiar to our volunteers from past experiences in our sleep lab and in-home studies. For example, we will perform tests of vigilance, cognition, and vision testing. As usual, there are questionnaires about your sleep, health, and health habits. There is also a blood draw for this study. The blood will be tested for biological markers related to the risk of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.
This study does not include an overnight component.
Procedures can be adapted for volunteers with special needs related to age-related,
health, or other conditions.