A short sleep program in pediatric primary care to help prevent excess weight gain
Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a Brief Behavioral Sleep Intervention for Excessive Weight Gain Prevention in Primary Care
This offers a brief sleep-improvement program for school-aged children seen at routine pediatric visits to help prevent unhealthy weight gain.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Temple Univ of the Commonwealth NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Philadelphia, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11322642 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
Your child would be offered a short behavioral sleep program delivered in primary care during well-child visits that focuses on improving bedtime routines and increasing sleep time. The team will use simple counseling, family-focused strategies, and objective sleep tracking (like an accelerometer) to see if sleep increases. Families will get follow-up contacts to support changes and researchers will monitor sleep and weight over time. The goal is to test whether this brief approach is doable in clinics and shows early signs of helping sleep and preventing excess weight gain.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are school-aged children (about 6–11 years old) who attend routine well-child visits and have short sleep or are at risk for excess weight gain.
Not a fit: Children who already have established obesity or whose weight is not related to sleep problems may not gain benefit from this prevention-focused program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could help children sleep more and reduce their risk of gaining excess weight as they grow.
How similar studies have performed: Adult trials and the investigators' prior randomized trials in children have shown promise for sleep interventions, but brief sleep programs delivered in primary care are largely untested.
Where this research is happening
Philadelphia, United States
- Temple Univ of the Commonwealth — Philadelphia, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Hart, Chantelle Nobile — Temple Univ of the Commonwealth
- Study coordinator: Hart, Chantelle Nobile
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.