SIESTA: A sleep hygiene program for urban Latino middle schoolers
Official title: A Sleep Hygiene Intervention to Improve Sleep Health in Urban, Latino Middle School Children
Run by Rhode Island Hospital · NCT06942455 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This program tests whether a culturally tailored, school-based sleep hygiene intervention (SIESTA) helps urban Latino middle schoolers ages 11–13 sleep longer and improve sleep habits compared with a health education control.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 11 Years to 13 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 300 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Rhode Island Hospital Academic / other |
| Locations | 2 sites (Providence, Rhode Island and 1 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | June 25, 2025 |
| Main results expected | March 31, 2029 |
| Study ends | March 31, 2029 |
| Registry record updated | September 4, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT06942455 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates are Latino students aged 11–13 who live and attend middle school in the targeted Providence or San Juan districts and typically sleep 9 hours or less per night.
✕Probably not a fit
Children with medical, psychiatric, or developmental conditions or on medications that affect participation or sleep, students who already sleep more than 9 hours nightly, or those outside the targeted districts are unlikely to benefit or be eligible.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
In a randomized controlled design at two sites (Providence, RI and San Juan, PR), 300 Latino middle school students who report sleeping 9 hours or less per night will be randomized to the SIESTA intervention or a child health education control. SIESTA includes four group sleep-hygiene education sessions delivered in school and two individualized child–caregiver sessions delivered remotely by bilingual community facilitators. Participants complete baseline, end-of-treatment, and 4-, 8-, and 12-month follow-up surveys while wearing actigraphy watches to measure sleep duration and quality objectively. The trial uses a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation approach to measure both sleep outcomes and implementation determinants.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, SIESTA could help urban Latino middle schoolers sleep longer, reduce daytime sleep-related problems, and support better academic and health outcomes.
How similar studies have gone: Previous school-based sleep education programs have sometimes improved knowledge and self-reported habits but shown inconsistent objective sleep gains, and SIESTA's bilingual, culturally tailored approach at this scale is relatively novel.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * children must be middle schoolers between 11-13 years old, live and go to school in one of the targeted school districts and sleep no more than 9 hours on an average night Exclusion Criteria: * Children are not eligible to take part in the study if they have a medical, psychiatric, or developmental condition and/or are taking medicine for any condition that might affect their ability to and comfort with taking part in the study.
Where it's running
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Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, United States Recruiting -
Centro Medico
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Not yet recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Daphne Koinis-Mitchell, PhD — Alpert Medical School of Brown University
- Study coordinator: Sheryl J Kopel, MSc
- Email: Sheryl_Kopel@brown.edu
- Phone: +1-401-444-7217
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.