Mobile Health Sleep and Growth Study 2

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia44 enrolled

Overview

Investigators seek to determine if an online behavioral economic based intervention can be developed to target increases in childhood time in bed (TIB).

Investigators seek to determine if an online behavioral economic based intervention can be developed to target increases in childhood time in bed (TIB). The primary objectives of this study are to determine if the behavioral economic strategy of compensatory effect leads to the middle time in bed (TIB) target to be most commonly selected, and if the behavioral economic strategies of normative feedback and loss-framed incentives lead to longer TIB and therefore longer total sleep time.Children aged 10-12 who sleep about 7-8 hours per night will wear a FitBit for 11 weeks in order to measure time in bed and total sleep time. Participants will have a time in bed goal to meet each night. Participants will be randomized to one of four study arms and receive text and/or email messaging from the study about sleep hygiene. Some study arms receive additional messaging. The study involves two visits to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Roberts Center for Pediatric Research.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Childhood Sleep Promotion

Interventions

Mobile Sleep and Growth StudyBEHAVIORAL

The intervention is designed to test if sleep tips delivered by text messages can aid with reaching time in bed targets. And if additional motivational text messages can further aide with reaching time in bed targets.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 10 YearsMax age: 12 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Males or females age 10 to 12 years. 2. Speak, read and write in English. 3. Parental/guardian permission (informed consent) and child assent. 4. Have a computer or a tablet computer with access to the Internet, or own a smart phone with a data and text plan. 5. Parent reported time in bed on school nights between 7-8 hours in bed at night (e.g. 7 hour time in bed: go to bed at 11pm \& get out of bed at 6am). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any clinically diagnosed sleep disorder (e.g. sleep apnea). 2. Syndromic obesity. 3. Diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder \[(e.g. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression, anxiety)\]. 4. Diagnosed with an eating disorder. 5. Musculoskeletal or neurological disorder that limits physical movement and activity. 6. Use of medications (prescription or otherwise) known to affect body weight and/or sleep.

Locations (1)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Time In bed

Time in bed is measured by a FitBit

Time frame: 7 Weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Total Sleep Time

Total Sleep Time is measured by a FitBit

Time frame: 7 Weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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