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SleepHelsinki! CIRCADIAN SLEEP REGULATION IN ADOLESCENCE

Not Applicable
Conditions
Sleep Disorder Circadian Rhythm, Delayed Sleep Phase Type
Registration Number
NCT02964598
Lead Sponsor
University of Helsinki
Brief Summary

Adolescence associates with alterations in sleep-wake organization, such as later circadian phase preference. Simultaneously external pressures, such as evening-driven social activities increase. These may lead to delayed sleep phase, which may cause serious problems for waking up at socially accepted times, and absenteeism from the school may follow. This project aims at tracking risk factors for later circadian regulation problems, characterizing interconnections of biological, psychological and behavioural mechanisms that maintain or induce poor sleep regulation in adolescence, and building a cost-effective, theoretically-based sleep intervention for adolescents with delayed sleep phase. This randomized control trial capitalizes on a new population-based cohort of 16-17-year olds.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
270
Inclusion Criteria
  • Late bedtime several times per week
Exclusion Criteria
  • Chronic disease that affects sleep. Ongoing therapeutic treatment relationship if considered overlapping by the participant

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Circadian body temperature rhythm8 weeks

iButton measurement from the wrist

Circadian sleep rhythm8 weeks

Actigraphy (brand GeneActiv)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mood8 weeks

Experience sampling method, brand Psymate

Insomnia symptoms8 weeks

Bergen Insomnia Scale

Anxiety8 weeks

Generalized Anxiety Disorder questionnaire GAD-7

Sleep problems8 weeks

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

Depression8 weeks

Beck Depression Inventory

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Helsinki

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Helsinki, Finland

University of Helsinki
🇫🇮Helsinki, Finland

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