The Acceptability and Efficacy of a Parent-Mediated Video Conferencing Intervention for Treatment of Sleep Problems in Preschool Aged Children: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Sleep ProblemsMental Health - Other mental health disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12621000466842
- Lead Sponsor
- Griffith University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 37
Inclusion Criteria
Children will be included in the study if they a) score above 41 on the Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire, and b) are rated as having a ‘moderate’ or ‘severe’ sleep problem through parent report on the screening survey and c) aged 3, 4 or 5 years of age at enrolment.. Parents must be willing to participate in either of the two conditions, consent to being filmed, and agree to complete online assessments.
Exclusion Criteria
Children will be excluded from the study if they have a parent-reported intellectual or developmental disorder, as the sleep program is designed for neurotypical children.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Acceptability of treating sleep problems in preschool aged children using parent-mediated video conferencing assessed by a treatment satisfaction scale designed for this project. [ 2 weeks post treatment completion];Child sleep problems as assessed by:<br>Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire (Owens et al., 2000) <br>[ Baseline, 2 months post-randomisation and 5-months post-randomisation ];Child sleep problems as assessed by:<br>Parent rating of sleep problem (none, mild, moderate, severe)[ Baseline, 2 months post-randomisation and 5-months post-randomisation ]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Child sleep problems as assessed by:<br>1.. 7-day sleep diary designed for this study<br>[ Baseline, 2 months post-randomisation and 5-months post-randomisation ];Child anxiety problems as assessed by:<br>The Pre-school Anxiety Scale (Spence et al., 2001)<br>[ Baseline, 2 months post-randomisation and 5-months post-randomisation];Parenting, parenting stress and family functioning as assessed by:<br>The Parenting and Family Adjustment Scales (PAFAS; Sanders et al, 2014)<br>[ Baseline, 2 months post-randomisation and 5-months post-randomisation];Dark and night fears measured by a scale created for the project[ Baseline, 2 months post-randomisation and 5-months post-randomisation];Acceptability of treating sleep problems in preschool aged children using parent-mediated video conferencing assessed by a 10-15 minute semi structured interview[ 2 weeks post treatment ]