The Impact of Acute Pain on Sleep Parameters in the Insomnia Population and Healthy Controls
The Impact of Acute Pain on Sleep Parameters in the Insomnia Population and Healthy Controls: a Case-control Study
- Insomnia
- Healthy Adult
- Sleep
- Musculoskeletal Pain
At a glance
- Phase
- Phase not stated
- Study type
- Observational
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Enrolment target
- 80
- Started
- 26 August 2026
- Main results due
- 31 August 2027
- Study sites
- 1
- Registry updated
- 25 September 2026
Can you take part?
- Ages 18 years to 60 years.
- Open to any sex.
- Healthy volunteers can take part.
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Read the full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18 to 60 years * Right-hand and right-foot dominant Exclusion Criteria: * History of any chronic musculoskeletal pain or presence of existing pain during recruitment * Previous major injuries or surgery involving the lower limbs * Sleep disorders other than insomnia * Clinically diagnosed psychiatric disorders * Contraindications to vigorous exercise identified through the physical activity readiness questionnaire (PAR-Q) * Work night shifts or rotating shift schedules * Pregnant
What this study is about
In the sponsor’s own words, from the registry.
This study investigates how acute exercise-induced muscular pain affects sleep quality and sleep architecture in people with insomnia compared to healthy sleepers.
Sleep disturbances and pain often influence each other, creating a negative cycle; however, it remains unclear how acute muscle pain - such as delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) after strenuous exercise - alters continuous sleep parameters and pain sensitivity differently in clinical insomnia populations versus healthy controls.
Participants will be divided into two groups: individuals with clinical insomnia and age- and sex-matched healthy sleepers. Both groups will undergo a standardized exercise protocol designed to safely induce temporary, acute muscular soreness (DOMS). Objective sleep parameters (measured via wrist Actigraphy) and subjective sleep parameters (measured via sleep diaries), will be monitored before and after the pain induction. The primary goal is to determine whether individuals with insomnia experience greater sleep disruption and altered pain recovery trajectories following an acute painful event compared to healthy individuals.
Study sites(1)
the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Recruiting
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT07826650. Trialion does not run this study, is not paid to refer anyone to it, and cannot enrol you. Eligibility is always decided by the research team at the site.
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