The study involves multiple visits over a 3-month period. Long, Short Sleepers Needed To complete a sleep study, NIMH is looking for male and female volunteers ages 20-35 who routinely sleep 9 hours or more nightly, or who sleep 6 or fewer hours nightly. Volunteers must have no sleep disturbances or insomnia, plus no history of mental illness. Volunteers must be in good general health and not taking any medications or birth control pills. The study requires living on the research unit for 4 consecutive days.
Compensation is available.
Participants must be right-handed and currently married. Volunteers must have normal vision or wear contacts. Participants will be reimbursed. For more information, call Lisa Kalik or Neil Santiago at 496-8381. The FDA has approved the study drug Orlistat for use with adults.