Investigating the effect of a sleep scheduling intervention on driving risk in young drivers: A randomised control trial

Institute for Social Science Research - University of Queensland0 sites210 target enrollmentFebruary 9, 2021

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

February 9, 2021

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

5 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

Institute for Social Science Research - University of Queensland

•Potential participants will be required to meet the following criteria;
•\- Regular driver with current Australian driver’s license (Provisional or Open)
•\- Sleep for less than 7hrs per night on average, and less than 6hrs per night on at least 2 occasions per week;
•\- Willing to make a change to a sleep or nutrition related lifestyle behaviour;

•Key exclusion criteria include;
•\- Currently working overnight shifts (i.e. any shifts falling between the hours of 12am – 6am);
•\- Have travelled across more than three time zones within the past three months or intend to travel within the first three months of the study;
•\- Have a current medically diagnosed sleep disorder (e.g. Obstructive Sleep Apnoea etc.);
•\- Have a current medically diagnosed eating disorder;
•\- Currently use medically prescribed stimulants, antidepressants, antianxiety, antipsychotic, mood stabilising medications, sleep medications or appetite suppressants;
•\- Currently use over\-the\-counter substances with psychoactive properties (e.g., Ginkgo Biloba, St. John’s Wort);
•\- Women who are pregnant or who are planning to become pregnant in the next 10 months;
•\- Parents or sole carers of a child;
•\- Regular smoker