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NCT Number: NCT05933746

Sleep Hygiene Intervention on Undergraduate Students' Sleep and Stress

Poor sleep is common among college students and likely contributes to stress. The investigators developed a brief, remotely-delivered intervention and tested whether it improves sleep hygiene and reduced sleep disturbance and stress among undergraduates.

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Key information

Conditions

Stress, Emotional Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Parasomnias Sleep Disturbance Sleep Wake Disorders Stress, Psychological

Age range

18 year–24 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States

About this study

Poor sleep is common among college students and likely contributes to stress. The investigators developed a brief, remotely-delivered sleep hygiene intervention, which is delivered via the internet, and tested in a randomized controlled trial, whether it improves sleep hygiene and reduced sleep disturbance and stress in a sample of undergraduates who report wanting to improve their sleep. This study compares the novel sleep hygiene intervention to an active, matched control condition--sleep education. Baseline and 2-week follow-up questionnaires assess sleep hygiene, sleep disturbance, and stress. ANCOVAs will compare conditions at follow-up, and mediation tests will explore whether the intervention reduced stress through improved sleep.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Undergraduate students at Wayne State University
  • Self-reported desire to improve their sleep

Exclusion criteria

  • Graduate students / professional students

Treatment and study plan

Sleep hygiene intervention

Behavioral

This 1-hour on-line intervention presents three sleep hygiene modules, selected randomly from among these six: establishing a bedtime routine, optimizing sleep environment, implementing a sleep schedule, bedtime relaxation, nutrition choices, and exercise habits.

Non-behavioral Sleep Education

Behavioral

1-hour on-line set of three modules that cover non-skill (non-hygiene) educational topics (sleep research, sleep stages, dreams). This control condition equates for engagement rationale.

Primary outcomes

  1. Sleep disturbance short-form b

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 2-week follow-up

    8-item measure assesses sleep disturbances over last 7 days (range: 8 to 40; higher scores = more sleep disturbance)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Perceived Stress Scale

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 2-week follow-up

    10-item measure of perceived stress over past 7 days (range 0 to 40; higher scores = more perceived stress)

  2. Sleep Hygiene Inventory

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 2-week follow-up

    13-item measure of maladaptive sleep hygiene behaviors over last 7 days (range: 13-65; higher scores = worse hygiene)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Wayne State University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Impact of a Remote, Brief, Sleep Hygiene Intervention on Undergraduate Students' Sleep and Stress: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jul 6, 2023
Registry last updated
Jul 10, 2023

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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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