Prevalence of Sleep Disorders, Associated Academic Performance and Sushupti Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial in the Undergraduate Students in Delhi, India

An innovative intervention titled "Sushupti Intervention" will be developed and validated for improving sleep quality. Sushupti is an integrated approach consisting of an education module related to sleep, components of Mind-body intervention, yoga, and Pilate exercises. The intervention will be implemented on students classified as poor sleepers according to the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The sessions will be held three times a week over 12 weeks Baseline assessment (before initiation of intervention), intermediate assessment (at 6 weeks of intervention), and final assessment (after completion of intervention) will be conducted. A single-blinded Randomized Controlled Trial approach will be adopted to assess the efficacy of intervention on sleep among students. The assessment tools include pre- validated Harvard step test to examine cardiac fitness. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) to study sleep quality, Sleep Disorders Symptom Checklist (SDS-CL)-17 for examining the presence of symptoms of sleep disorder, and Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MEDI-Q) to assess Menstrual distress among females. Lifestyle and screen time exposure assessment will be performed by using self- structured and validated tool.