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NCT Number: NCT07495189

A Study of the Mechanisms by Which Mood and Sleep Disorders Interact

The main purpose of the study is to explore the mechanisms by which mood and sleep disorders interact. The exploratory aim of this study is to discover the relationship between ECG/MCG and EEG/MEG characteristics and mood and sleep disorders and to discover the correlation between cardio-brain monitoring and to explore the mechanisms by which mood and sleep disorders influence each other.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Jinan, Shandong, China

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

1.Normal health group2.Mood disorders with insomnia group3.Mood disorders without insomnia group4.Primary insomnia group

Treatment and study plan

electrocardiographic/magnetic and electroencephalographic/magnetic monitoring data

Other

First, a 5-minute baseline measurement is performed, and then, 5 different musical stimuli are played in turn, each lasting for 3 minutes. After each music is played, a 1-minute break is arranged. After the last musical stimulation, a 5-minute end measurement is performed to record the final physiological indicators.

ambulatory electrocardiogram

Diagnostic Test

Subjects wore a dynamic ECG for 24 hours before the start of the tria

General clinical information

Other

General situation collection: Detailed baseline data collection for all participants, including basic demographic characteristics such as age, gender, education level, health status, sleep and lifestyle

scale assessment

Other

Measure Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale (MoCA), Simple Intelligent Mental State Check Scale (MMSE), Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA), Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD), Epworth Drowsiness Scale (ESS), SF-36 Quality of Life Tables and other related scale information

Primary outcomes

  1. High-Frequency Power of Heart Rate Variability

    Time frame: Baseline (5 minutes); during each 3-minute musical stimulus; post-stimulus baseline (5 minutes)

    High-frequency power component of heart rate variability (HF-HRV) derived from electrocardiographic spectral analysis, reflecting parasympathetic (vagal) activity. HF-HRV is reported in milliseconds squared (ms²).

  2. Low-Frequency Power of Heart Rate Variability

    Time frame: 5-minute baseline; during each 3-minute musical stimulus; 5-minute post-stimulus baseline

    Low-frequency power component of heart rate variability derived from electrocardiographic spectral analysis during baseline and musical stimulation periods, reflecting combined sympathetic and parasympathetic modulation, reported in milliseconds squared (ms²).

  3. Magnetocardiographic Frequency-Domain Parameters

    Time frame: A 5-minute baseline measurement; 5 different musical stimuli, each lasting 3 minutes; a 5-minute baseline measurement

    Magnetocardiographic Frequency-Domain Parameters - measured in Tesla squared per Hertz (T²/Hz) to analyze spectral properties of cardiac magnetic signals, including power spectral density and energy distribution across frequency bands.

  4. Electroencephalographic Event-Related Potential Components

    Time frame: A 5-minute baseline measurement; responses during five different musical stimuli, each lasting 3 minutes; a second 5-minute baseline measurement

    Electroencephalographic Event-Related Potential Components - measured in microvolts (µV) to quantify electrical brain response amplitudes and latencies in milliseconds during cognitive and emotional processing tasks.

  5. Electroencephalographic Oscillatory Power

    Time frame: A 5-minute baseline measurement; responses during five different musical stimuli, each lasting 3 minutes; a second 5-minute baseline measurement

    Electroencephalographic Oscillatory Power - measured in decibels (dB) to assess rhythmic neural activity power within specific frequency bands including alpha, beta, theta, gamma, and delta oscillations.

  6. Magnetoencephalographic Event-Related Field Components

    Time frame: A 5-minute baseline measurement; responses during five different musical stimuli, each lasting 3 minutes; a second 5-minute baseline measurement

    Magnetoencephalographic Event-Related Field Components - measured in Tesla (T) to evaluate magnetic brain response amplitudes and latencies in milliseconds during cognitive and emotional processing tasks.

  7. Magnetoencephalographic Oscillatory Power

    Time frame: A 5-minute baseline measurement; responses during five different musical stimuli, each lasting 3 minutes; a second 5-minute baseline measurement

    Magnetoencephalographic Oscillatory Power - measured in decibels (dB) to quantify magnetic field oscillations power within specific frequency bands including alpha, beta, theta, gamma, and delta rhythms.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Demographic Characteristics

    Time frame: Before the experiment begins

    A self-administered General Information Questionnaire was used to collect baseline demographic data, with age measured in years, sex categorized as male or female, and educational level quantified as the total number of years of formal education completed.

  2. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)

    Time frame: Before the experiment begins

    Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) - measured in scores to assess sleep quality, with scores ≥ 7 indicating clinically significant insomnia and higher scores representing poorer sleep quality.

  3. Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA)

    Time frame: Before the experiment begins

    Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA) - measured in scores to evaluate anxiety severity, with scores ≥ 14 suggesting probable anxiety symptoms and higher scores indicating more severe anxiety.

  4. Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD)

    Time frame: Before the experiment begins

    Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) - measured in scores to assess depression severity, with scores ≥ 17 (or ≥ 8 for the 8-item version) suggesting probable depressive symptoms and higher scores representing more severe depression.

  5. Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)

    Time frame: Before the experiment begins

    Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) - measured in scores to evaluate cognitive function across multiple domains, with higher scores indicating better cognitive performance.

  6. Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)

    Time frame: Before the experiment begins

    Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) - measured in scores to assess global cognitive function, with higher scores representing better cognitive performance.

  7. Magnetocardiographic Signal Amplitude

    Time frame: 5-minute baseline; during each 3-minute musical stimulus; 5-minute post-stimulus baseline

    Peak magnetic signal amplitude of cardiac activity measured using magnetocardiography during baseline and musical stimulation periods, reported in Tesla (T).

  8. Standard Deviation of Normal-to-Normal Intervals

    Time frame: 5-minute baseline; during each 3-minute musical stimulus; 5-minute post-stimulus baseline

    Standard deviation of normal-to-normal (NN) R-R intervals derived from electrocardiographic recordings as a time-domain measure of overall heart rate variability, reported in milliseconds (ms).

  9. Magnetocardiographic Signal Duration

    Time frame: 5-minute baseline; during each 3-minute musical stimulus; 5-minute post-stimulus baseline

    Duration of magnetocardiographic cardiac waveform measured during baseline and musical stimulation periods, reported in milliseconds (ms).

  10. Magnetocardiographic Waveform Field Strength

    Time frame: 5-minute baseline; during each 3-minute musical stimulus; 5-minute post-stimulus baseline

    Magnetic field strength of specific cardiac waveform components measured during baseline and musical stimulation periods, reported in Tesla (T).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Qilu Hospital of Shandong University

Other

Registry information

Acronym: mechanisms

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Mar 27, 2026
Registry last updated
Mar 27, 2026

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