Scaling a healthy sleep program for vocational secondary school students
Cascading an Intervention to Promote Healthy Sleep Among Adolescents Following Vocational Education Via a Participatory Approach
This project will try delivering a healthy sleep program and teacher training to 12–14-year-old vocational students and their teachers to improve sleep quality.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 160 (estimated) |
| Ages | 12 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | University Ghent Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Ghent) |
| Trial ID | NCT07030556 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
Researchers previously co-created a healthy sleep intervention with adolescents and piloted it. In this project they will implement that intervention in first- and second-year vocational secondary classes (ages 12–14) and provide training for teachers to deliver the program. The main aim is a process evaluation using participatory methods, including teacher training sessions and group interviews with students who did not participate in co-creation, to document how the program is adopted and adapted in schools. Results will be used to produce a ready-made implementation package for Flemish secondary schools.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Ideal participants are first- and second-year (ages 12–14) students in vocational secondary education and the teachers who help implement the intervention.
Not a fit: Students who took part in the co-creation phase are excluded from certain evaluation activities and may not be included, and adolescents with clinical sleep disorders needing medical treatment or students outside vocational tracks are unlikely to benefit from this school-based program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could improve sleep quality among vocational students and help reduce education-related health disparities.
How similar studies have performed: Healthy sleep programs have shown benefits in adolescents generally, but targeted implementation studies focused on vocational-education populations are novel and limited.
Eligibility criteria
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * student in 1st or 2nd year of secondary vocational education * teacher who helped implement the intervention Exclusion Criteria: * No students who participated in the co-creation process may participate in the group interview about receiving the intervention.
Where this trial is running
Ghent
- Ghent University — Ghent, Belgium (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Benedicte Deforche, Prof. PhD — University Ghent
- Study coordinator: Ann Vandendriessche, PhD
- Email: ann.vandendriessche@ugent.be
- Phone: +3293328393
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.