Increasing sleep time for adolescents
Sleep in Adolescents - Pilot Study
This study is testing if getting adolescents aged 14-17 to sleep for 10 hours a night instead of their usual 7 hours can be done and if they like the idea.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 30 (estimated) |
| Ages | 14 Years to 17 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| Trial ID | NCT05703061 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
This pilot clinical trial aims to assess the feasibility and acceptability of increasing time in bed to 10 hours per night for adolescents aged 14-17 years who typically sleep around 7 hours. Participants will wear two devices to monitor their sleep and activity levels while keeping a daily sleep diary for a week. The study will evaluate how much additional sleep these adolescents can achieve and whether they can comply with the study requirements. Feedback will be collected through questionnaires and interviews to determine the overall acceptability of the intervention.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Ideal candidates are adolescents aged 14-17 years who typically sleep around 7 hours per night.
Not a fit: Patients with diagnosed sleep disorders or serious medical conditions that affect sleep may not benefit from this study.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this study could help improve sleep duration and overall health in adolescents.
How similar studies have performed: While similar studies on sleep interventions exist, this specific approach of increasing time in bed for adolescents is relatively novel.
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: * Parent-reported child age of 14-17 years * Typical sleep duration of approximately 7hr/night on school nights * BMI for age and gender in the \>5th percentile but not greater than 100% overweight. * Parent must be the primary caretaker and at home during bed/wake times * Reported willingness and ability to complete all study-related tasks, including wearing the wrist actigraph and hip accelerometer daily. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosable sleep disorder (including Sleep Disordered Breathing) based on parent report and participant's score on Sleep Disorders Inventory for Students-Adolescents (SDIS-A). * Medication use or parent-reported diagnosis of a serious medical condition (including psychiatric conditions) that may impact sleep. * Excessive intake of caffeine (\>300mg/day), drug (including nicotine) or alcohol use, or a history of substance abuse. * Actively trying to lose weight. * Trans-meridian (east-west/west-east) travel during past month or planned travel during study time frame. * Inability to understand or complete protocol to ensure that consent/assent and reliable and valid measures are obtained. * Sibling of enrolled subjects, to minimize risk of bias in study findings.
Where this trial is running
New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Rutgers Sleep Lab — New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Andrea Spaeth, Ph.D — Associate Professor, Lab Director
- Study coordinator: Taylor McCoy, B.S.
- Email: tm953@kines.rutgers.edu
- Phone: 732-554-1532
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.