WP 4: Acute effects of impaired sleep on energy balance

Aim:

To conduct a 2-day controlled respiratory chamber study to assess the effect of impaired sleep on appetite regulation and desire for being physically active in adolescents.

 

Milestones:

• Obtain ethical approval from the local Ethics Committee (3 month).
• Recruitment & screening of subjects.Execution of the pilot study.
• Execution of the main study.Planning and performing the biochemical analyses.
• Measurements and analysis of sleep duration and quality.
• Analysis of physical activity, heart rate, energy expenditure, and substrate oxidation.