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Enhancing Sleep Duration: Effects on Children's Eating and Activity Behaviors-Renewal

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Obesity
Sleep
Interventions
Behavioral: Optimize Sleep-Plus (OS-Plus)
Behavioral: Optimize Sleep (OS)
Registration Number
NCT03186508
Lead Sponsor
Temple University
Brief Summary

Enhancing children's sleep may be a novel approach for prevention of obesity and cardiovascular (CV) disturbance. Observational studies with children demonstrate that short sleep increases risk of obesity and other CV risk factors. Randomized controlled trials with children 8-11 years old demonstrate that enhancing sleep duration leads to positive changes in eating and activity behaviors and weight status, particularly for children who enhance their sleep the most. Enhancing sleep may be particularly important for racial minority children and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds given their increased risk for short sleep, obesity and CV risk factors. In this study two active obesity preventive interventions will be evaluated: a) enhancing sleep alone (Optimize Sleep \[OS\]), and b) enhancing sleep along with eating and activity behaviors that have demonstrated efficacy for obesity prevention and are implicated in self-regulatory pathways related to sleep (i.e., energy dense snack foods and beverages, TV viewing, and physical activity) (OS-Plus). Two hundred four children 6-11 years old who are primarily African American/black, primarily from low socioeconomic backgrounds, and who sleep \< 9.5 hours/night into a 12-month study will be enrolled. Children will be randomly assigned to either OS or OS-Plus. Over the 6-month treatment phase, all children will attend an 8-session treatment; monthly phone contacts will occur during maintenance (6-12 months). Primary aim is to determine the efficacy of OS-Plus relative to OS on change in body mass index z-score (BMIz) at end of treatment. Secondary aims will assess efficacy of OS-Plus relative to OS on additional cardiometabolic risk factors, eating and activity behaviors. Exploratory aims will assess maintenance of effects at 12 months.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
149
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Caregiver-reported child age of 6-11 years
  2. < 9.5 Hours time-in-bed for sleep most days/week
  3. BMI for age and gender > 25th percentile (but no greater than 100% overweight)
  4. Understanding of and ability to complete protocol
  5. Self-reported caregiver age of 18 years and primary caregiver at bedtimes/wake times
  6. Likes food used in the eating regulation paradigms
  7. Willingness to be randomized to either treatment condition.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Diagnosable sleep disorder
  2. Medication use or diagnosis of medical or psychiatric condition that may impact sleep/weight status
  3. Current or planned treatment for weight control
  4. Allergies or dietary restrictions that would prevent consumption of foods used in the study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Optimize Sleep-Plus (OS-Plus)Optimize Sleep-Plus (OS-Plus)OS-Plus will focus on enhancing sleep and targeted eating (decreasing sugar-sweetened beverages and sweet and salty snack foods) and activity (increasing physical activity and decreasing TV viewing) behaviors. Specific strategies to be used include: goal setting and self-monitoring, positive bedtime routines, stimulus control/sleep hygiene strategies, problem-solving regarding challenges, and review of effective strategies for relapse prevention.
Optimize Sleep (OS)Optimize Sleep (OS)Optimize Sleep will focus exclusively on enhancing sleep by using effective behavioral strategies. Specific strategies to be used include: goal setting and self-monitoring, positive bedtime routines, stimulus control/sleep hygiene strategies, problem-solving regarding challenges, and review of effective strategies for relapse prevention.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in BMIzChange from baseline BMIz at 6 months

change in body mass index z-score (accounting for child age and sex)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Sleep PeriodChange from baseline in the sleep period at 6 months

Wrist-worn actigraphy

Change in Body CompositionChange from baseline percent body fat at 6 months

change in body composition (% body fat) will be estimated by air displacement plethysmography (BOD POD®; Life Measurement Instruments, Concord, CA)

Change in Caloric IntakeChange from baseline in caloric intake at 6 months

24-hr dietary recalls on two days used to estimate caloric intake

Change in Eating in the Absence of Hunger (EAH)Change from baseline in EAH at 6 months

Food consumed within the context of the eating in the absence of hunger paradigm

Change in Percent Time spent in Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA)Change from baseline in MVPA at 6 months

Waist-worn accelerometer

Change in Waist CircumferenceChange from baseline waist circumference at 6 months

Change in measured waist circumference

Change in Insulin ResistanceChange from baseline HOMA-IR at 6 months

Change in the homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR)

Change in Blood Glucose LevelsChange from baseline blood glucose levels at 6 months

2-hour blood glucose levels measured within the context of an oral glucose tolerance test

Change in Non-HDL cholesterol (non-HDL-C)Change from baseline in Non-HDL-C at 6 months

Total cholesterol (TC) minus HDL-C, includes LDL-C, VLDL-C, and atherogenic apo-B containing lipoproteins

Change in Insulin Sensitivity Index (ISI)Change from baseline ISI at 6 months

Insulin Sensitivity Index measured within the context of an oral glucose tolerance test

Change in Food ReinforcementChange from baseline in food reinforcement at 6 months

Measured using a validated computer activity (Behavioral Choice Task), which assesses motivation for a food reward

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Temple University

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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