Shifting Sleep Timing in Teens
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age14-18
SponsorStanford University
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether a combination of a novel lighting intervention and a behavioral intervention are able to increase total sleep time in adolescents. The main questions this trial aims to answer are whether this combination therapy is able to meaningfully increase total sleep time in adolescents, and do so over a sustained period of time, and whether such a changes is associated with concomitant changes in mood and cognitive performance.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Aged 14-18 and a full-time student in grades 9-12
Male or female
Willing and with a schedule permitting them to go to bed at an earlier time
Planning on sleeping at home in their bedroom for at least 75% of the study
Disqualifiers
Currently taking any medications (including over-the-counter medications, e.g., melatonin) specifically for the treatment of sleep disorders
Sleep only in the prone (face-down) position
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Light
- CBT
- Sham Light
Treatment groups
160 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Stanford University
Lead sponsor
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov