Thank you for your interest in The Sleep and Alcohol Drinking Study
at
The University of Michigan
- VIDEO SCREENING APPOINTMENTS NOW AVAILABLE!!
Here's a short summary of the study:
Healthy men and women, that drink alcohol , and are between 21-45 years old , can participate.
• 3 visits to our lab (Rachel Upjohn Building - Free Parking) for:
- Questionnaires
- Computer tasks
- Saliva samples while watching TV
- Eye exam
• Sleep at home while wearing a wrist activity tracker for a week.
No drugs administered and NO blood draws.
If you need more (detailed) information about the study, or if you would like to apply for the study, please SCROLL DOWN .
Thank you!
Sleep and Alcohol Drinking Study Team
sleepalcoholdrinking@med.umich.edu
(734) 232-0463
Welcome to the online application for the
Sleep and Alcohol Drinking Study at
The University of Michigan
We're doing a study to learn more about the relationship between alcohol drinking habits and sensitivity to light. We will also examine if sensitivity to light and the timing of the internal body clock help predict future drinking.
We will assess your light sensitivity with some eye measuring equipment. The equipment uses dim non-UV light and is completely safe.
Taking part in this study is completely voluntary. You do not have to participate if you don't want to. You may also leave the study at any time. If you leave the study before it is finished, there will be no penalty to you, and you will not lose any benefits to which you are otherwise entitled.
Before you can join the study, we'll need to make sure you qualify. To find out whether you qualify, we'll ask you some questions in this survey about your alcohol drinking habits, health, mood and work/class schedule(s). These questions will take about 30 minutes to answer. The following is an overview of the study and outlines the purpose of the study, some eligibility criteria, time commitment, and information about what you will be required to do IF you are enrolled in the study.
To qualify for this study, you must be between 21 - 45 years old and you must drink alcohol at least once a week . You must be also be free of medications that cannot be taken when drinking alcohol and you will be required to pass a urine drug screen.
If you are a woman of child-bearing potential, you should not be pregnant or trying to get pregnant, or breastfeeding. If you are a woman beginning or going through menopause or postmenopausal, you cannot participate in this study.
Please note that applying online for the study does not guarantee that you will be a participant.
The first lab visit is called your "Screening Visit" because we are making sure that it is safe for you to participate in the study.
During your Screening Visit:
• You will sign a consent form and will be given a copy of it to take home with you.
• We will measure your height and weight
• You will complete two vision tests (which require looking at a sign and a book)
• You will fill out some questionnaires on your mood, alcohol drinking habits and overall health.
• We will explain the study in a bit more detail to you.
The Screening Visit can last approximately 1.5 hours. Even after you complete these questionnaires we cannot guarantee that you will be accepted into the study. You will also be given a Pre-Study Sleep Log to take home and you will be asked to complete this at home. Just because we ask you to do this, it does not mean that you have been accepted into the study. The sleep log, questionnaires and information we gather about your height, weight and vision will collectively help us make the best decision on whether or not it is safe for you to participate in this study.
Please understand that if we determine that you are not eligible for this study, we will not be able to reveal the reason.
Before you agree to participate, you will be shown a schedule of when you would have to be in the laboratory for the study, and what will happen in the laboratory and when (details below). The study takes 8 days and has a 1 year follow up.
If selected to participate, we will ask you to return to the laboratory for the study, 2 hours to go through rules of the study with study staff, fill out some questionnaires, receive some training on the eye measurement procedures, and be instructed on how to monitor your sleep at home for the next 7 days.
For the first 7 days of the study, you will be sleeping at home on your usual schedule and will wear a wrist monitor, which is worn like a watch and tracks your sleep, and you will complete two paper logs per day. You will also be asked to call the lab's voice mail system every day before you go to sleep and shortly after you wake up.
On Day 8 of the study you will come to the lab in the afternoon/evening and will need to stay for approximately 10 hours. When you arrive at the lab you will fill out questionnaires, complete some computer tasks, and have an eye measurement session to see how sensitive your eyes are to dim light.
Then, we will collect saliva samples from you every half hour in a dimly lit room and you will be seated in a recliner. You are required to stay awake for the whole session. During this time, you may watch TV or movies, read or engage in other sedentary leisure activities, but you may not use a laptop computer or electronic tablet (i.e. iPads and any device with built-in background light). You may participate with up to two other subjects. Food will be provided during the entire dim light saliva session which lasts 6.5 hours. The last saliva sample will occur around your usual bedtime and after this you will be able to leave the lab.
Because we will keep you up until past your usual bedtime, you will not be allowed to drive home due to safety concerns. You may have a friend or family member pick you up or you can take a taxi or Uber/Lyft home. A travel stipend of $20 is included and will be in the form of a gift card given to you at the end of the in-lab session. You can also earn up to $10 additionally for completing two electronic questionnaires during the in-lab session. The payment for this will be remotely added to the gift card. Please be aware that it may take 2-3 days after your in-lab session, before it appears on the card's balance.
If you complete the entire 8-day study you will receive $500. This payment will be mailed to you in the form of a check. It should take about 2 weeks to arrive after the end of the in-lab session. It is separate from the computer task payment and the travel stipend.
For the follow up portion of the study, you will be contacted every 3 months to fill out an online questionnaire, for a year. You will receive $30 for each follow up survey completed, with a bonus $15 per survey if you complete the survey within a 3-day window. Payment for follow-up will also be remotely added (within 2-3 days after you complete your survey) to the gift card given to you at end of the 8-day in-lab session. Please note payments to you from the study will be reported to the IRS as income.
Your participation in this study is over after your last follow-up survey (1 year after the end of the in-lab session).
Taking this survey to find out whether you qualify for our study is voluntary. You don't have to take part if you don't want to. Choosing not to take part won't affect your medical care in any way. Even if you do qualify for the study and decide to join, you can change your mind later and leave the study.
Determining whether you qualify for the study won't benefit you directly.
Like the information in your medical record, the records we create in this study will remain confidential and protected. Your collected information may be shared with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Your identifiable private information will be stripped of identifiers (so you cannot be personally identified) and distributed to another researcher at the University of Illinois Chicago for analysis, and may also be used for future research studies without additional informed consent.
With appropriate permissions, your collected information may also be shared with other researchers, here, around the world, and with companies.
We have an extensive application process. If you decide that you would like to pursue participation in the study, please complete the entire following online questionnaire and submit it. The information you provide us will be kept completely confidential and will not be shared with anyone other than the necessary research staff.
Checking the box below gives the researchers your permission to obtain, use, and share information about you for this study, and is required in order for you to take part in the study. Your permission expires at the end of the study, unless you cancel it sooner. You may cancel your permission at any time by contacting the researchers listed below (under Contact Information).
It's possible that the researchers or others will need access to information about you during or after this study. For example:
• The researchers may need the information to make sure you can take part in the study.
• The researchers may need the information to check your test results or look for side effects.
• The University of Michigan or a government agency may need the information to make sure that the study is done in a safe and proper manner.
• Study sponsors or funders, or safety monitors or committees, may need the information to, make sure the study is done safely and properly, learn more about side effects, or analyze the results of the study.
• Federal or State law may require the study team to give information to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or other government agencies. For example, to prevent harm to you or others, or for public health reasons.
• If you receive any payments for taking part in this study, the University of Michigan accounting department may need your name, address, Social Security number, payment amount, and related information for tax reporting purposes.
The results of this study could be published in an article, but would not include any information that would let others know who you are.
As a rule, the researchers will continue to use information about you until the study is over and will keep it secure until it is destroyed. Limited information about you may continue to be used after the study is over, for other research, education, or other activities. But use of this information would not reveal your identity.
As long as your information is kept within the University of Michigan Health System, it is protected by the Health System's privacy policies.
For more information see http://www.med.umich.edu/hipaa/npp.htm.
Please understand that we receive hundreds of responses to each study advertisement. Therefore, if you don't hear from us within a month, it means you are not eligible for the study.
Upon receiving your completed questionnaire, we will review it and may give you a follow-up call(s) to collect some additional information. It is after the follow-up phone call(s) that we may ask you to come in for a Screening visit. If you drive to the lab for this appointment, parking in the lot in front of our building is free.
If you would rather not complete the questionnaire online, we can ask you these questions over the phone. To do so, please call us at 734-232-0463 and mention the Sleep and Alcohol Drinking Study.
To find out more about the study, to ask a question or express a concern about the study, or to talk about any problems you may have as a study subject, you may contact one of the following:
Principal Investigator: Dr. Helen Burgess
Mailing Address: 4250 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Telephone: 734-615-8303
Email: bhelen@med.umich.edu
Study Coordinator: Muneer Rizvydeen
Mailing Address: 4250 Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Telephone: 734-764-1320
Email: rizvydee@med.umich.edu
You may also express a concern about a study by contacting the Institutional Review Board:
University of Michigan Medical School Institutional Review Board (IRBMED)
2800 Plymouth Road
Building 520, Room 3214
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2800
734-763-4768
E-mail: irbmed@umich.edu
If you are concerned about a possible violation of your privacy or concerned about a study, you may contact the University of Michigan Health System Compliance Help Line at 1-866-990-0111.
Thank you for your interest.
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