About RECOVER-SLEEP

Meet the Team

The RECOVER-SLEEP clinical trials, Hypersomnia (Modafinil/Solriamfetol) and Complex Sleep Disturbances (Melatonin + Light Therapy), are led by Christina Barkauskas, MD, and Susan Redline, MD, MPH. They work closely with other members of the RECOVER-SLEEP team, including the principal investigators, or lead researchers, listed below, Long COVID patients and community members, doctors, and scientists, to implement and monitor the conduct of the studies. All team members are valuable contributors to this important research and share their knowledge and experience to help guide the studies.

This research is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Initiative. The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) is the Clinical Trials Data Coordinating Center.

RECOVER-SLEEP Principal Investigators

Christina Barkauskas, MD Duke University School of Medicine

Susan Redline, MD, MPH Harvard Medical School & Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Matthew B. Maas, MD, MS Northwestern School of Medicine

Sairam Parthasarathy, MD University of Arizona College of Medicine

Daniel J. Buysse, MD University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Mariana Figueiro, PhD Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai