A Theory-based Sleep Intervention in Improving Sleep Quality in Adolescents

Qazvin University Of Medical Sciences

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sleep

Treatments: Behavioral: Intervention; Behavioral: Control

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02551913

QUMS398

Details and patient eligibility

About

Sleep education has been used as a method of primary and secondary prevention of sleep problems in all age groups. An especially vulnerable age group are adolescents who frequently have poor sleep habits and suffer from sleep deprivation. In adolescents, insufficient sleep, inadequate sleep quality, and irregular sleep patterns are associated with daytime sleepiness, negative moods, increased likelihood of stimulant use, higher levels of risk-taking behavior, poor school performance, and increased risk of unintentional injuries. As an US study has shown, sleepiness was the major causal factor in many traffic accidents and more than 50% of sleep-related crashes involved drivers aged 25 or younger. The study was aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a theory-based sleep hygiene intervention in improving sleep quality in adolescents.

Enrollment: 2,841 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• They are not involved in any sleep education program
• study at secondary schools in Qazvin city
• Ability to understand Persian language

Exclusion criteria

• Does not meet inclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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2,841 participants in 2 patient groups

control

Active Comparator group

Description:

The adolescents will not receive any specific information

Treatment:

Behavioral: Control

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

The adolescents will receive relevant information on the importance of adequate sleep, the consequences of sleep deprivation, Provide information about others' approval,Provide normative information about others' behaviour,Goal setting ,action planning, coping planning, Set graded tasks,Prompt self-monitoring of sleep behaviour

Treatment:

Behavioral: Intervention