Fixed wake time

Overview

Same wake time every day, including weekends, to stabilize rhythm.

Mechanisms it may act on

• Sleep & rhythm Strong

Where the estimate comes from

• From studies (prior): 2.0
• From Reddit reports: 0.0
• From investigators here: 0.0
• From tests: 0.0

Studies

• Risk of excessive sleepiness in sleep restriction therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a randomized controlled trial.
  2020 · Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · n=150 · Null · PubMed 31992407
• Objective sleep disturbance is associated with poor response to cognitive and behavioral treatments for insomnia in postmenopausal women.
  2020 · Sleep medicine · n=113 · Mixed · PubMed 32799029
• Treating chronic insomnia in postmenopausal women: a randomized clinical trial comparing cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia, sleep restriction therapy, and sleep hygiene education.
  2019 · Sleep · n=150 · Positive · PubMed 30481333
• Treating insomnia improves depression, maladaptive thinking, and hyperarousal in postmenopausal women: comparing cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI), sleep restriction therapy, and sleep hygiene education.
  2019 · Sleep medicine · n=117 · Positive · PubMed 30785053
• Improving Daytime Functioning, Work Performance, and Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Women With Insomnia: Comparing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, Sleep Restriction Therapy, and Sleep Hygiene Education.
  2019 · Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · n=150 · Positive · PubMed 31383238

How people usually try it

Pick a wake time you can keep. Get up even after a rough night.

Typical dose: Same wake time daily for 14 days