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Pilot Study of BCAA on Sleep

Sponsor: Portland VA Medical Center • ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03990909

Registry updated: 2026-09-17
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Description

Individuals will be recruited from the VA Portland Health Care System and the community affiliated with Oregon Health \& Science University. Traumatic brain injury status will be assessed as a contributing factor. Subjects will be randomized to one of 3 groups (BCAA or one of 2 placebo conditions) and instructed to consume study product twice daily for 21 days. Self-report questionnaires, wrist actigraphy, pressure pain testing, and cognitive function will be assessed pre and post the experimental period.

Interventions

  • Branched Chain Amino Acids (Dietary supplement)
    60 grams of BCAA (2:1:1 ratio of Leucine:Isoleucine:Valine) consumed in two doses (30 grams each) mixed into 20 oz of water for up to21days (42 total drinks).
  • Rice Protein (Dietary supplement)
    60 grams of rice protein consumed in two doses (30 grams each) mixed into 20 oz of water for up to 21days (42 total drinks).
  • Microcrystalline Cellulose (Dietary supplement)
    60 grams of microcrystalline cellulose, consumed in two doses (30 grams each) mixed into 20 oz of water for up to 21days (42 total drinks).

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Veteran * English Speaking * Accessible via phone * Sleep problems Exclusion Criteria: * Decisional impairment * Nickel allergy * Maple syrup urine disease or family history of disease * Allergy to sucralose * Currently taking BCAAs

Conditions

Sleep Disorder Traumatic Brain Injury

Locations

  • VA Portland Health Care System — Portland, Oregon, United States
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Official Source

Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

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