Sleep Well - Be Well: A randomised controlled trial of a brief behaviour intervention for child sleep problems in Melbourne school childre
- Conditions
- Sleep problems in childrenSigns and Symptoms
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN56892832
- Lead Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) (Australia)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 2380
1. All students who are attending the first year of primary school will be distributed a survey and asked to be part of the study at baseline.
2. Primary care givers will be invited to participate in the study if the baseline questionnaire is returned, and that they indicate that the child has a moderate or severe sleep problem.
1. Children with major malformations or medical conditions (e.g., Blindness, Down's Syndrome).
2. Parents with insufficient English to complete questionnaires.
2. Parents of children who score high in the sleep apnoea questionnaire items from the Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire at baseline will be contacted by Dr Hiscock to clarify the nature of their sleep problem. If Dr Hiscock is concerned that the child may have sleep apnoea, she will explain this to the family and suggest they are reviewed in the Sleep Clinic at the Centre for Community Child Health. These children will be excluded from the intervention study as behavioural interventions are not standard treatment for sleep apnoea. Based on data from prevalence studies, we anticipate that only 2% or about 40 children may have this problem.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method How much is your child's sleeping pattern or habits a problem for you?(none/mild/moderate/severe) (Timepoints: B, 3, 6, 12) <br><br>B = Baseline <br>E = Enrolment <br>3 = 3 Month follow-up <br>6 = 6 Month follow-up <br>12 = 12 Month follow-up
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method