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NCT Number: NCT07765849

Online Sleep Education for College Student's Sleep Health and Executive Functioning

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if asynchronous psychoeducational sleep intervention works to improve college students' levels of self-reported sleep health literacy, sleep quality, and executive functioning.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

Can an educational sleep intervention improve college students' sleep health literacy and sleep quality? Does improved sleep health literacy impact sleep quality? Does improved sleep improve executive functioning in a college student sample?

The hypotheses of the present study include the following:

* College students with poor sleep quality will have lower executive functioning * College students who participate in a brief educational sleep intervention will have more improvements in sleep health literacy compared to college students who do not * College students who participate in a brief educational sleep intervention will have more improvements in sleep quality compared to college students who do not * College students who participate in a brief educational sleep intervention will have more improvements in executive functioning compared to college students who do not.

Researchers will compare the intervention group to a wait-list control group to see if college students who watch the psychoeducational sleep intervention have more improvements in sleep quality, sleep health literacy, and executive functioning than those who do not.

Participants will:

* Complete a pre-intervention survey * Respond to a post-intervention survey six weeks after the pre-intervention survey * Be randomly assigned to watch a 30-to 45-minute psychoeducational sleep lecture video either during the pre-intervention survey or after the post-intervention survey

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Key information

Conditions

Sleep Behavior Executive Functioning Health Behavior Health Literacy Sleep Hygiene

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Be currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in a U.S. college or university
  • Have English language proficiency
  • Have internet access
  • Have an electronic device to complete an online survey

Exclusion criteria

  • Having a diagnosed sleep-wake disorder
  • Having a history of treatment for sleep difficulties

Treatment and study plan

Psychoeducational Sleep Intervention

Behavioral

The present study uses a 30-to 45-minute psychoeducational sleep lecture that is tailored to college students. The lecture reviews topics such as sleep information, trends among college students, and consequences of poor sleep (e.g., on psychosocial, cognitive, and academic functioning). The lecture also includes information about sleep hygiene and stimulus control instructions to provide students with resources for implementing adaptive sleep hygiene behaviors that promote better sleep and functioning. This intervention will be embedded within the pre-intervention survey packet for participants who are randomly assigned to the intervention arm. Participants assigned to the no intervention arm will be granted access to the intervention at the conclusion of the post-intervention survey packet.

Primary outcomes

  1. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

    Time frame: This will be administered at enrollment (pre-intervention), and again in 6-weeks (post-intervention)

    This is a 19-item self-report questionnaire used to assess sleep quality, sleep onset latency, total duration, sleep efficiency, sleep disturbances, use of sleep medications, and daytime dysfunction.

  2. Barkely Deficits in Executive Functioning-Short Form

    Time frame: This will be administered at enrollment (pre-intervention), and again in 6-weeks (post-intervention)

    This is a 20-item self-report questionnaire that measures deficits in time management, organization, problem solving, self-restraint, self-motivation, and emotion regulation.

  3. Sleep Health Literacy Scale

    Time frame: This will be administered at enrollment (pre-intervention), and again in 6-weeks (post-intervention)

    This is a 61-item self-report questionnaire used to measure sleep health communication and sleep health knowledge.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Behavior Change Questions

    Time frame: This will be administered at enrollment (pre-intervention), and again in 6-weeks (post-intervention)

    These are questions developed by the researcher to assess participants' perceptions of their sleep, knowledge of sleep and sleep hygiene, and their ability to manage day-to-day tasks. These questions will also inquire about specific behavioral/sleep hygiene changes participants intend to make and any barriers to implementing the changes.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Kiley D Hawkins, B.S.

CONTACT

[email protected]

623-241-2334

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Northern Arizona University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Role of Sleep Education in Improving Sleep Quality, Executive Functioning, and Sleep Health Literacy

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2027
First posted
Aug 14, 2026
Registry last updated
Aug 14, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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