Implementing Behavioral Sleep Intervention in Urban Primary Care

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Sleep Deprivation
Sleep Disturbance
Sleep

Interventions: Behavioral: Sleep Well!

Registration Number: NCT04046341

Lead Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Brief Summary: Investigators will enroll up to 20 participants from 3 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) primary care locations. The primary objective is to determine the whether the Sleep Well! behavioral sleep intervention is feasible to be implemented in primary care offices and acceptable to families. The direction and magnitude of change in child sleep from pre-intervention to post-intervention will also be examined.

Detailed Description: Behavioral sleep problems such as insomnia and insufficient sleep are common in toddlers and preschoolers and disproportionately impact lower socioeconomic status (SES) children. Despite a robust evidence base, behavioral sleep interventions are rarely tested with lower-SES children or in primary care, an accessible service delivery setting. The primary objective of this study is to determine the whether the Sleep Well! behavioral sleep intervention is feasible and acceptable to families. We will also examine the direction and magnitude of change in child sleep from pre-intervention to post-intervention. This is a preliminary open trial of the Sleep Well! program with pre-intervention and post-intervention assessments.Caregiver-child dyads (child ages 1-5 years with a sleep problem) will be recruited from CHOP urban primary care sites.

Sleep Well! is a brief, behavioral sleep intervention for toddlers and preschoolers who have a caregiver-reported sleep problem or who are not getting enough sleep. The intervention includes evidence-based behavioral sleep approaches and strategies to engage and empower families. The primary outcomes for this open trial are feasibility (number of caregivers recruited, engaged, and retained in intervention; participant intervention attendance rate) and caregiver acceptability, assessed via a questionnaire and qualitative post-intervention interview. Secondary outcomes are the direction and magnitude in any pre- to post-intervention change in child sleep.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: COMPLETED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 15

Inclusion Criteria

Caregiver participant is the parent or legal guardian of the child subject.
Caregiver/legal guardian 18 years of age.
Child between the ages of 1 and 5 years.
Presence of caregiver-reported child sleep problem determined by a Brief Child Sleep Questionnaire item, included in an eligibility screening questionnaire or child meets American Academy of Sleep Medicine diagnostic criteria for either pediatric insomnia or insufficient sleep, assessed through an eligibility screening questionnaire.
English-speaking.

Exclusion Criteria

Caregiver is not parent or legal guardian of child participant.
Presence of a diagnosed child neurodevelopmental (e.g., autism spectrum disorder; Trisomy 21) or chronic medical condition (e.g., sickle cell disease, cancer) in which the disorder or treatment of the disorder impact sleep.
Caregivers/guardians or subjects who, in the opinion of the Investigator, may be non-compliant with study schedules or procedures.

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Behavioral Sleep Intervention	Sleep Well!	Parents attend 1-3 one-hour sessions at their primary care office or via telemedicine, where they receive sleep education and work with interventionists to develop strategies to help their child at bedtime.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Treatment Acceptability (Strategies)	3 months	Caregivers will complete the Treatment Evaluation Inventory-Short Form, a widely used measure of treatment acceptability that has been adapted for the purposes of the Sleep Well! intervention. Ratings are shown for proportion of caregivers agreeing or strongly agreeing with the statement that the strategies are acceptable.
Number of Caregiver-child Participants Who Complete All Intervention Procedures Following Enrollment (Retention Rate)	Approximately 9 months	The study team will track the number of caregiver-child dyad participants who complete all intervention procedures following enrollment.
Number of Caregiver-child Participants Who Complete All Assessments (Pre-intervention and Post-intervention) That Were Planned (Feasibility)	Approximately 9 months	The study team will track the number of proportion of participants who complete all assessments (pre-intervention and post-intervention) that were planned.
Cultural Humility	3 months	Caregivers will complete the Multicultural Therapy Competency Inventory- Client Version (MTCI-CV), adapted to assess perceptions of the Sleep Well! therapist's/program's cultural humility (e.g. "When we discussed my child's sleep, the Sleep Well! therapist seemed to have some understanding about my/my family's culture and background" and "When we discussed my child's sleep, the Sleep Well! therapist appreciated my expertise on my own life.") Average proportion of caregivers agreeing/strongly agreeing with statements on measure is reported.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sleep Patterns and Problems: Sleep Onset Latency	3 months	Caregivers will complete the BCSQ to report on child sleep habits and the severity of any caregiver-perceived sleep problems at pretreatment and posttreatment. The BCSQ is appropriate for children ages 1.5-5 years and has shown good reliability and moderate correspondence with actigraphic recordings of child-sleep. When completing the BCSQ, caregivers are prompted to think about their child's sleep on a "typical night" over the past week (7 nights). Sleep onset latency is assessed by asking caregivers to report in minutes how long it typically takes their child to fall asleep.
Sleep Patterns and Problems: Sleep Problem	Baseline (pre-intervention) and 3 months (post-intervention).	Caregivers will complete the Brief Child Sleep Questionnaire (BCSQ) to report on child sleep habits and the severity of any caregiver-perceived sleep problems at pretreatment and posttreatment. The BCSQ is appropriate for children ages 1.5-5 years and has shown good reliability and moderate correspondence with actigraphic recordings of child sleep.
Sleep Patterns and Problems: Night Awakening Duration	3 months	Caregivers will complete the BCSQ to report on child sleep habits and the severity of any caregiver-perceived sleep problems at pretreatment and posttreatment. The BCSQ is appropriate for children ages 1.5-5 years and has shown good reliability and moderate correspondence with actigraphic recordings of child-sleep.
Sleep Patterns and Problems: 24-hour Sleep Duration	3 months	Caregivers will complete the BCSQ to report on child sleep habits and the severity of any caregiver-perceived sleep problems at pretreatment and posttreatment. The BCSQ is appropriate for children ages 1.5-5 years and has shown good reliability and moderate correspondence with actigraphic recordings of child-sleep.
Sleep Patterns and Problems: Nighttime Sleep Duration	3 months	Caregivers will complete the BCSQ to report on child sleep habits and the severity of any caregiver-perceived sleep problems at pretreatment and posttreatment. The BCSQ is appropriate for children ages 1.5-5 years and has shown good reliability and moderate correspondence with actigraphic recordings of child-sleep.