CompletedNot Applicable

The ABCs of SLEEPING: Effectiveness Study

Canada172 participantsStarted 2019-06-10

Plain-language summary

This trial will examine the effectiveness of a mobile applicable intervention called the "ABCs of SLEEPING". This intervention provides parents with prioritized/customized sleep recommendations and a sleep report based on their responses to the "Sleep check-in". This app is evidence-based and developed by sleep researchers and its aim is to provide accessible evidence-based sleep information for parents of children aged 6 to 12 years of age.

Who can participate

Age range6 Years – 12 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Reside in Canada * Have internet/computer and smartphone access and an email account for the completion of online questionnaire and for accessing the intervention * Be comfortable reading and writing in English * child has at least 1 behaviourally-based sleep problem (i.e., either difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, and early morning awakenings) Exclusion Criteria: * Child should not have a significant mental or physical health condition (i.e., defined as the child being ambulatory, not hospitalized or in residential care, and able to complete developmentally appropriate daily activities as expected for their age) * Child should not have a known intrinsic sleep disorder (e.g., sleep apnea) * Child should not be taking a sleep medication

What they're measuring

Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (i.e., child sleep habits measure)

Timeframe: Measured once at pre-test and once at post-test (i.e., 6-week follow up) to examine change in sleep habits.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05072548

SponsorIWK Health Centre

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-01-10

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