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Tuesday 18 August 2015

Participants sought: investigating novel biomarkers for assessing alertness

Participants needed for a study investigating novel biomarkers for assessing alertness
Seeking healthy male and female participants fluent in English and aged 20-65, for a study investigating novel systems and biomarkers for assessing alertness
Eligible participants will have:
  • No current medical, psychiatric or sleep conditions,
  • Will be non-smokers,
  • Will not be using any type of hormonal contraception (females only), and
  • Will not have been engaged in shift work for the past 3 years
The study involves:
  • Screening for medical, psychiatric and sleep disorders
  • Three weeks of sleep and activity monitoring at home
  • A six day overnight stay at the Monash University B.A.S.E sleep laboratory. This will include neurobehavioral testing, biological sample collection and a period of up to 48 hours of wakefulness.
  • A follow-up week of sleep and activity monitoring at home.
Participants will be reimbursed up to $2,300 for their time and travel


Human Ethics Approval No: CF14/2790 -2014001546

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