REST Trial: Effects of a Brief Behavioral Intervention to Maintain Sleep Regularity in Young Adults Over the Christmas Break
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 236
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Sleep regularity
研究概览
简要总结
This study will employ a randomized controlled trial design to investigate the effects of a brief behavioral intervention that includes (1) self-recording of a regularity-focused sleep diary, (2) 10 strategies for maintaining sleep regularity, and (3) a sleep education information sheet on the maintenance of sleep regularity in young adults during the Christmas break.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
盲法说明
Due to the nature of the intervention, participants cannot be blinded. However, they will be unaware of the true aim of the study and will be informed that the intervention is intended to enhance overall well-being. Outcome measures will be administered by research personnel who are blinded to group allocation.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 24 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Young adults aged 18-24 years;
- •Will stay in Hong Kong during the study period;
- •Will not engage in any activities that require a fixed sleep or wake-up time (e.g., work or study during the holiday period) as these activities could regularize the sleep schedule and potentially contaminate the results.
排除标准
- •Have been in a different time zone within two weeks before the baseline assessment;
- •Diagnosed with circadian rhythm disorders such as delayed sleep-wake phase disorder (DSWD), advanced sleep-wake phase disorder (ASWD), irregular sleep-wake rhythm disorder (ISWRD), and non-24-hour sleep-wake rhythm disorder (N24WSD);
- •Diagnosed with sleep disorders that directly/indirectly interfere with sleep regularity (e.g., insomnia, sleep apnea);
- •Use of medications or treatment that may influence sleep regularity (e.g., hypnotics, antidepressants);
- •Diagnosed with serious physical or mental diseases such as cancer, end-stage liver or kidney diseases, schizophrenia, and psychosis.
研究组 & 干预措施
Brief behavioural intervention group
Participants will receive a brief behavioral intervention comprising a regularity-focused sleep diary, 10 tips for maintaining sleep regularity, and a sleep education information sheet. The regularity-focused sleep diary is designed to emphasize in-bed and out-of-bed times, drawing participants' attention to their sleep regularity. Participants will be provided with a yellow marker to highlight their sleep periods. The 10 tips for maintaining sleep regularity include establishing a consistent out-of-bed time, using natural light to regulate the circadian clock, adjusting mealtimes, etc. The sleep education sheet contains information on reducing caffeine intake in the afternoon, limiting screen time before bed, etc.
干预措施: Brief behavioural intervention (Behavioral)
Health education control group
Participants will receive general health information without specific emphasis on sleep, such as weight control, smoking cessation, etc.
干预措施: Health education (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Sleep regularity
时间窗: From baseline assessment to the end of intervention at 3 weeks
Sleep regularity will be measured by the validated Chinese version of sleep regularity questionnaire (SRQ), which shows excellent reliability and validity. SRQ consists of six items focusing on two dimensions, circadian regularity and sleep continuity regularity. Each item is rated on a scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 4 (very much) in terms of the degree to which they agreed with each statement, with higher scores indicating higher sleep regularity.
次要结局
- Severity of depression(From baseline assessment to the end of intervention at 3 weeks)
- Severity of anxiety(From baseline assessment to the end of intervention at 3 weeks)
- Severity of depression(From baseline assessment to the end of intervention at 3 weeks)
- Severity of anxiety(From baseline assessment to the end of intervention at 3 weeks)
- Work and social functioning(From baseline assessment to the end of intervention at 3 weeks)
研究者
YU Jucheng
Research Assistant Professor
Hong Kong Baptist University