The present study will test an innovative mobile health adaptation of a behavioral intervention that improves sleep and mental health concerns among adolescents.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
60
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
RECRUITINGChange in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
Validated questionnaire; total score range between 0 and 21, with higher numbers representing worse sleep quality
Time frame: baseline to end of treatment (anticipated average exposure 2 months), months 3 and 8
Change in the PHQ-9 (The 9 Item Patient Health Questionnaire For Depression)
A validated questionnaire measuring depressive symptom severity. The total score ranges between 0 and 19. Scores are rated as minimal (0-4), mild (5-9), moderate (10-14), and severe (15-19).
Time frame: baseline to end of treatment (anticipated average exposure 2 months), months 3 and 8
Change in the SCARED (Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders) total score
A validated 41-item questionnaire assessing self-report of anxiety in children and adolescents. Individual items are rated 'Not True or Hardly Ever True' (Score 0), 'Somewhat True or Sometimes True' (Score 1), or 'Very True or Often True' (Score 2). Individual response scores are then summed and for a total score. Total scores range from 0 to 82.
Time frame: baseline, and at months 1, 2, 3 and 8
Change in cortisol reactivity and recovery in response to a stress exposure
A validated biological measure of stress reactivity and recovery in response to a stress exposure. Changes in cortisol production at 15, 30 and 45 minutes following a stressor will be evaluated.
Time frame: baseline and at month 3
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