Telemedicine-Based Education for Improving Sleep Quality Among Medical Students

Nada Shaban Mousa142 enrolled

Overview

This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effect of an educational intervention on sleep quality, sleep hygiene practices, and physical activity among medical students at Cairo University. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups that received sleep-related education through different delivery methods. Sleep quality and related behaviors were assessed before and after the intervention using validated questionnaires. The study aimed to determine whether the educational intervention could improve sleep quality and promote healthier sleep practices among medical students.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

142

Conditions

Sleep Quality

Interventions

Telemedicine-Based Educational InterventionBEHAVIORAL

An educational intervention delivered remotely to improve participants' knowledge and practices regarding sleep quality, sleep hygiene, and physical activity.

Face-to-Face Educational InterventionBEHAVIORAL

An educational intervention delivered through face-to-face sessions covering sleep quality, sleep hygiene practices, and physical activity.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Registered undergraduate medical students at Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University. * Access to a smartphone and the internet. * Poor sleep quality, defined as a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) global score greater than 5. * Provided written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * History of chronic psychiatric or neurological disorders. * Current use of sleep medications. * Severe chronic illnesses affecting physical activity. * Positive screening for moderate to severe depression or anxiety, defined as a score ≥10 on either the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) or the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7).

Locations (1)

Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

Giza, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in Sleep Quality Assessed by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)

Sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The PSQI evaluates sleep quality over the previous month and provides a global score ranging from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating poorer sleep quality. The change in PSQI score from baseline to post-intervention was compared between the study groups.

Time frame: Baseline and approximately 8 weeks after baseline, following completion of the intervention

Secondary Outcomes

Change in Sleep Hygiene Assessed by the Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI)

Sleep hygiene was assessed using the Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI). The change in SHI score from baseline to the end of the intervention was compared between the study groups.

Time frame: Baseline and 8 weeks after baseline, at completion of the intervention

Change in Physical Activity Assessed by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF)

Physical activity level was assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF). The change in physical activity from baseline to the end of the intervention was compared between the study groups.

Time frame: Baseline and 8 weeks after baseline, at completion of the intervention

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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