The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the usability and feasibility of SOAR (Sleep Optimization to Aid Recovery), a brief and self-guided digital program designed to share evidence-based sleep hygiene information with individuals seeking treatment for an eating disorder. The SOAR program delivers well-established recommendations promoted by the National Sleep Foundation and other professional sleep health organizations. The purpose of this study is not to test a new treatment or intervention per se, but rather to examine how effectively this existing information can be delivered through a digital platform to people preparing for or engaged in eating disorder treatment. By providing these evidence-based strategies in a user-friendly and accessible format, SOAR aims to support healthy sleep habits that may enhance overall well-being and facilitate recovery. The investigators will compare SOAR against a control condition, which would be no intervention (treatment-as-usual). Participants randomized to the control will receive access to SOAR after the follow-up period has ended, if they wish to use it.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
154
SOAR is administered using the REDCap platform. It consists of a series of videos about the science behind the link between eating disorders and sleep and best practices and tips for sleep health recommended by leading sleep health organizations. SOAR includes sleep hygiene information, videos on stimulus control (a best practices intervention for insomnia), and instructions for setting a regular sleep/wake time. At the end of the program, users will create a sleep action plan using the information they learned from SOAR.
PROMIS Sleep Disturbance
Scores range from 8 to 40 with higher scores indicating greater sleep disturbance.
Time frame: Baseline and one-month follow-up
PROMIS Sleep Impairment
Scores range from 8 to 40 with higher scores indicating greater impairment from sleep problems.
Time frame: Baseline and one-month follow-up
Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM)
Scores range from 1 to 5 with higher scores indicating greater acceptability of the intervention.
Time frame: Within 24 hours post-intervention
Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM)
Scores range from 1 to 5 with higher scores indicating greater appropriateness of the intervention.
Time frame: Within 24 hours post-intervention
Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM)
Scores range from 1 to 5 with higher scores indicating greater feasibility of the intervention.
Time frame: Within 24 hours post-intervention
System Usability Scale (SUS)
Scores range from 0 to 100 with higher scores indicating greater usability of the intervention.
Time frame: Within 24 hours post-intervention
Sleep Hygiene Index
Scores range from 13-65 with higher global scores indicative of more maladaptive sleep hygiene practices.
Time frame: Baseline and one-month follow-up
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