A Comparison of Two Behavioral Sleep Interventions Among College Students (ProjectTECH)

Sleep Disturbance Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Comparison Trial of Two Behavioral Sleep Interventions to Improve Sleep-related Outcomes and Reduce Technology Usage Among College Students

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05093465
• Other study ID #: IRBID1306257
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 25, 2018
• Est. completion date: July 31, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: October 2021
• Source: Oakland University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The study was a randomized controlled trial designed to examine whether augmenting traditional sleep hygiene and stimulus control procedures with technology use reduction stimulus control procedures would produce better sleep and technology usage outcomes.

Description:

Sixty college students were randomized to a 4-week sleep hygiene and stimulus control intervention (ACI) or an enhanced intervention including technology stimulus control instructions (TI).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: July 31, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: July 31, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants must be at least 18 years old, enrolled at Oakland University, and reside in an on-campus dormitory to participate.

Exclusion Criteria:

• None

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dyssomnias
• Parasomnias
• Sleep Disturbance
• Sleep Hygiene

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Technology Intervention
Participants were provided with sleep hygiene and stimulus control procedure plus procedures to reduce technology usage in bed (i.e., technology usage stimulus control). In addition to the sleep hygiene and stimulus control procedures, participants were also given a set of procedures aimed at changing technology usage behavior at bedtime and throughout the day.

Other:
• Active Control
Participants were provided with sleep hygiene and stimulus control procedures.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Oakland University	Rochester	Michigan

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Oakland University	Florida State University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Sleep Quality	Scores on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index	From baseline to posttest, approximately 5 weeks
Primary	Technology Usage	Self-reported usage of various forms of technology in minutes	From baseline to posttest, approximately 5 weeks
Secondary	Sleep Hygiene	Scores on the Sleep Hygiene Practice Scale	From baseline to posttest, approximately 5 weeks
Secondary	Sleep Control	Scores on the Motivation Survey	From baseline to posttest, approximately 5 weeks