Mobile Sleep and Growth Study

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Childhood Sleep Promotion

Treatments: Behavioral: Mobile Sleep and Growth Study

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03263338

17-014078

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research study is to see if we can help parents to get their children to go to bed earlier. This may help children to improve their sleep. The study will use a web-based study platform and an activity monitor.

Enrollment: 31 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Males or females age 10 to 12 years.
2. Speak, read and write in English.
3. Parental/guardian permission (informed consent) and child assent.
4. Have a computer or a tablet computer with access to the Internet, or own a smartphone with a data and text plan.
5. Typically spend 8-9 hours in bed at night (e.g. 8 hour time in bed: go to bed at 10pm & get out of bed at 6am).

Exclusion criteria

1. Any clinically diagnosed sleep disorder (e.g. sleep apnea).
2. Syndromic obesity.
3. Diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder [e.g. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression, anxiety].
4. Diagnosed with an eating disorder.
5. Musculoskeletal or neurological disorder that limits physical movement and activity.
6. Use of medications (prescription or otherwise) known to affect body weight and/or sleep.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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31 participants in 3 patient groups

Group A

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will select a time in bed target and will receive sleep tips by text messages to help reach the selected target.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mobile Sleep and Growth Study

Group B

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will select a time in bed target and will receive sleep tips by text messages to help reach the selected target. In addition, participants in this study arm will receive additional motivational text messages beyond those given to Group A, and unique to Group B.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mobile Sleep and Growth Study

Group C

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will select a time in bed target and will receive sleep tips by text messages to help reach the selected target. In addition, participants in this study arm will receive additional motivational text messages beyond those given to Group A, and unique to Group C.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mobile Sleep and Growth Study