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Better Sleep Study

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Depression in Adolescence
Delayed Sleep Phase
Interventions
Behavioral: TranS-C
Behavioral: Psychoeducation
Registration Number
NCT06139861
Lead Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Brief Summary

The overall aim of this proposal is a confirmatory efficacy trial sufficiently powered and designed to test the hypothesis that improving the relationship between biological circadian timing and waketime, a novel modifiable target, improves depression outcomes in a subgroup of adolescents with depression and a misaligned relationship between biological circadian timing and waketime utilizing a cognitive-behavioral sleep intervention.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria
  • mental health/behavioral symptoms that would preclude productive engagement in study assessments or intervention (e.g., active psychosis; Bipolar Disorder; drug dependence
  • severe or unstable medical or psychiatric condition such that treatment has changed within the last month or is expected to change during the course of the study or that would preclude ability to adhere to study procedures (e.g. terminal end-stage cancer)
  • current use of medications or herbs with known effects on sleep
  • plan to undergo or have had medication change in the last 8 weeks

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
TranS-CTranS-C-
PsychoeducationPsychoeducation-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in phase angle difference (PAD) between DLMO and waketime (PADDLMO WAKETIME )baseline to end of treatment (0 and 2 months)

Validated biological and behavioral assessment; range between 0 and 11 hours, with shorter numbers indicating worse alignment between circadian biology and behavior

Change in Children's Depression Rating Scale (CDRS-R)baseline to end of treatment (anticipated average exposure 2 months), months 8 and 14

Validated clinician administered depression symptom severity scale; range between 17 and 133, with higher numbers indicative of greater depression severity

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UCSF Nancy Friend Pritzker Psychiatry Building

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San Francisco, California, United States

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