SleepHelsinki! CIRCADIAN SLEEP REGULATION IN ADOLESCENCE

University of Helsinki

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Sleep Disorder Circadian Rhythm, Delayed Sleep Phase Type

Treatments: Device: Bright light; Other: Control; Behavioral: Sleep coaching; Other: Psychoeducation; Behavioral: Gamified intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02964598

1287174

Details and patient eligibility

About

Adolescence associates with alterations in sleep-wake organization, such as later circadian phase preference. Simultaneously external pressures, such as evening-driven social activities increase. These may lead to delayed sleep phase, which may cause serious problems for waking up at socially accepted times, and absenteeism from the school may follow. This project aims at tracking risk factors for later circadian regulation problems, characterizing interconnections of biological, psychological and behavioural mechanisms that maintain or induce poor sleep regulation in adolescence, and building a cost-effective, theoretically-based sleep intervention for adolescents with delayed sleep phase. This randomized control trial capitalizes on a new population-based cohort of 16-17-year olds.

Enrollment: 270 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Late bedtime several times per week

Exclusion criteria

• Chronic disease that affects sleep. Ongoing therapeutic treatment relationship if considered overlapping by the participant

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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270 participants in 7 patient groups

Control

Experimental group

Description:

Minimal information on sleep timing

Treatment:

Other: Control

Psychoeducation

Experimental group

Description:

An extensive psychoeducational platform

Treatment:

Other: Psychoeducation

Bright light

Experimental group

Description:

Bright light treatment with 10 000 lux at max

Treatment:

Device: Bright light

Gamified intervention

Experimental group

Description:

A new gamified intervention designed for mobile phones

Treatment:

Behavioral: Gamified intervention

Bright light and gamified intervention

Experimental group

Description:

A combination of the two

Treatment:

Behavioral: Gamified intervention

Device: Bright light

Sleep coaching

Experimental group

Description:

A new intervention protocol including a personified approach to solve problems and increase motivation for better sleep behavior

Treatment:

Behavioral: Sleep coaching

Sleep coaching + bright light

Experimental group

Description:

A combination of the two

Treatment:

Behavioral: Sleep coaching

Device: Bright light