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Sleep Application Diary and Sleep Hygiene in Adolescents

Not Applicable
Withdrawn
Conditions
Dyssomnias
Interventions
Behavioral: Sleep Application Diary
Behavioral: Treatment As Usual
Registration Number
NCT02557880
Lead Sponsor
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study will be to see if adolescents can advance bedtime above what can be accomplished by counseling alone simply by inputting their information into a sleep application diary and reporting this information back to their sleep doctor.

Detailed Description

Using a smart phone application, participants will record bedtime and wake up times as well as answer questions about their sleep throughout their participation in this study . Reaction time will also be measured through a smart phone application.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
WITHDRAWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
  • Males & Females age 12-17
  • have access to a smart phone (iphone or android)
  • present to a sleep disorder clinic with poor sleep hygiene and seen by a pediatric sleep specialist
Exclusion Criteria
  • significant developmental delays
  • English is not the primary language spoken

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Sleep Application DiarySleep Application DiaryA sleep application diary which will automatically report results back to sleep doctor is used in addition to standard sleep hygiene counseling.
Sleep Application DiaryTreatment As UsualA sleep application diary which will automatically report results back to sleep doctor is used in addition to standard sleep hygiene counseling.
Treatment as UsualTreatment As UsualSleep hygiene counseling
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to Bed1 month, 3 months, & 6 months

improvement in consistency of time to bed

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Reaction Time1 month, 3 months, & 6 months

reaction time measured by reaction time test application

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

30 Hope Drive

🇺🇸

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital-Lancaster Outpatient

🇺🇸

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Penn State Hershey Medical Group-St. Joes

🇺🇸

Reading, Pennsylvania, United States

Penn State Hershey Medical Group-York-Apple hill

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York, Pennsylvania, United States

Penn State Hershey Medical Center

🇺🇸

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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