Impact of Sleep Workshops in College Students

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Sleep Deprivation; Sleep; Insomnia
• Interventions: Behavioral: C-SIP; Other: Dream discussion

• Registration Number: NCT02665247
• Lead Sponsor: NYU Langone Health

Brief Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to assess the impact of sleep workshops on sleep, mood, anxiety and well-being measures in a sample of college students. College students have a high prevalence of sleep problems including poor sleep hygiene, volitional sleep deprivation, and insomnia. Sleep disorders in college students negatively affect mood, social functioning, physical safety, and academic performance. Rarely recognized by the students themselves, these conditions are therefore often untreated. Participants in this study will be randomly assigned to receive the College Sleep Improvement Plan (C-SIP) or a control session. Participants will be asked to track their sleep as well as complete questionnaires; a subset of participants will be asked to wear an activity monitor.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-01-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-01-22
• Study First Posted: 2016-01-27
• Study Start: 2016-10-24
• Primary Completion: 2019-11-24
• Study Completion: 2019-11-24
• Status Verified: 2022-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-07-05
• Last Update Posted: 2022-07-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

• Currently enrolled in classes at the NYU Washington Square campus

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Exclusion Criteria

• Students previously enrolled in the "While You Were Sleeping" course at NYU

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
C-SIP	C-SIP	Participants assigned to the C-SIP group will attend sessions where information about sleep is presented. In session I, information about sleep and the effects of lack of sleep will be presented. Participants will also be presented with advice and tips on how to improve sleep. Session II will focus on assisting participants overcome any barriers they faced in applying the advice they received in session I; participants will also receive additional information on sleep and sleep-related techniques.
Control Session	Dream discussion	Participants assigned to the control group will attend sessions in which information on sleep is presented in the form of dream discussions.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD) score from baseline	13 weeks
Change in Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI) score from baseline	13 weeks
Change in Health Behaviors Survey (HBS) score from baseline	13 weeks
Change in State Trait Anxiety Inventory for Adults (Y-6 item) (STAI-Y6) score from baseline	13 weeks
Change in Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) score from baseline	13 weeks
Change in Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ-SA) from baseline	13 weeks
Change in Sleep Student Behavior Survey (SSBS) score from baseline	13 weeks
Change in Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) score from baseline	13 weeks
Change in Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) score from baseline	13 weeks
Change in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score from baseline	13 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

NYU School of Medicine; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States