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ArticleJournal of sleep research2025

The Ecology of Human Sleep (EcoSleep) Cohort Study: Protocol for a longitudinal repeated measurement burst design study to assess the relationship between sleep determinants and outcomes under real-world conditions across time of year.

Anna M Biller, Nayab Fatima, Chrysanth Hamberger, Laura Hainke, Verena Plankl, Amna Nadeem, Achim Kramer, Martin Hecht, Manuel Spitschan

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Anna M BillerDepartment Health and Sport Sciences, Chronobiology and Health, Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Medicine and Health, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3673-8838
Nayab FatimaDepartment Health and Sport Sciences, Chronobiology and Health, Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Medicine and Health, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0009-0006-5856-7642
Chrysanth HambergerDepartment Health and Sport Sciences, Chronobiology and Health, Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Medicine and Health, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0009-0005-1082-3451
Laura HainkeDepartment Health and Sport Sciences, Chronobiology and Health, Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Medicine and Health, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8348-5554
Verena PlanklDepartment Health and Sport Sciences, Chronobiology and Health, Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Medicine and Health, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0009-0006-2030-7052
Amna NadeemDepartment Health and Sport Sciences, Chronobiology and Health, Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Medicine and Health, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0009-0000-4720-6792
Achim KramerLaboratory of Chronobiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9671-6078
Martin HechtDepartment of Psychology, Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5168-4911
Manuel SpitschanDepartment Health and Sport Sciences, Chronobiology and Health, Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Medicine and Health, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8572-9268

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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Schlafforschung und Schlafmedizin e.VMax Planck SocietyTechnical University of Munich TUMSeedFund
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The interplay of daily life factors, including mood, physical activity, or light exposure, influences sleep architecture and quality. Laboratory-based studies often isolate these determinants to establish causality, thereby sacrificing ecological validity. Furthermore, little is known about time-of-year changes in sleep and circadian-related variables at high resolution, including the magnitude of individual change across time of year under real-world conditions. The Ecology of Human Sleep (EcoSleep) cohort study will investigate the combined impact of sleep determinants on individuals' daily sleep episodes to elucidate which waking events modify sleep patterns. A second goal is to describe high-resolution individual sleep and circadian-related changes across the year to understand intra- and inter-individual variability. This study is a prospective cohort study with a measurement-burst design. Healthy adults aged 18-35 years (N = 12) will be enrolled for 12 months. Participants will continuously wear actimeters and pendant-attached light loggers. A subgroup will also measure interstitial fluid glucose levels (six paticipants). Every 4 weeks, all participants will undergo three consecutive measurement days of four ecological momentary assessments each day ('bursts') to sample sleep determinants during wake. Participants will also continuously wear temperature loggers (iButtons) during the bursts. Body weight will be captured before and after the bursts in the laboratory. The bursts will be separated by two at-home electroencephalogram recordings each night. Circadian phase and amplitude will be estimated during the bursts from hair follicles, and habitual melatonin onset will be derived through saliva sampling. Environmental parameters (bedroom temperature, humidity, and air pressure) will be recorded continuously.

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Circadian RhythmSleepAdolescentAdultCohort StudiesEcological Momentary AssessmentFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleProspective StudiesResearch DesignYoung Adultindividual sleep differencesnaturalistic conditionsphotoperiodprospective cohort studyseasonsleep architecturesleep variability

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PMID39039613
PMCPMC11911042

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