A Comparison of Two Behavioral Sleep Interventions Among College Students (ProjectTECH)

October 25, 2021 updated by: Oakland University

A Comparison Trial of Two Behavioral Sleep Interventions to Improve Sleep-related Outcomes and Reduce Technology Usage Among College Students

The study was a randomized controlled trial designed to examine whether augmenting traditional sleep hygiene and stimulus control procedures with technology use reduction stimulus control procedures would produce better sleep and technology usage outcomes.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Sixty college students were randomized to a 4-week sleep hygiene and stimulus control intervention (ACI) or an enhanced intervention including technology stimulus control instructions (TI).

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

60

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Michigan
      • Rochester, Michigan, United States, 48309
        • Oakland University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participants must be at least 18 years old, enrolled at Oakland University, and reside in an on-campus dormitory to participate.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Active Control
Participants were provided with sleep hygiene and stimulus control procedures.
Other: Active Control
Participants were provided with sleep hygiene and stimulus control procedures.
EXPERIMENTAL: Technology Intervention
Participants were given the same intervention materials as the active control condition plus procedures to change technology use.
Behavioral: Technology Intervention

Participants were provided with sleep hygiene and stimulus control procedure plus procedures to reduce technology usage in bed (i.e., technology usage stimulus control).

In addition to the sleep hygiene and stimulus control procedures, participants were also given a set of procedures aimed at changing technology usage behavior at bedtime and throughout the day.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Sleep Quality
Time Frame: From baseline to posttest, approximately 5 weeks
Scores on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
From baseline to posttest, approximately 5 weeks
Technology Usage
Time Frame: From baseline to posttest, approximately 5 weeks
Self-reported usage of various forms of technology in minutes
From baseline to posttest, approximately 5 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Sleep Hygiene
Time Frame: From baseline to posttest, approximately 5 weeks
Scores on the Sleep Hygiene Practice Scale
From baseline to posttest, approximately 5 weeks
Sleep Control
Time Frame: From baseline to posttest, approximately 5 weeks
Scores on the Motivation Survey
From baseline to posttest, approximately 5 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Oakland University

Collaborators

Florida State University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Andrea T Kozak, PhD, Oakland University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

September 25, 2018

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

July 31, 2019

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

July 31, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 14, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 25, 2021

First Posted (ACTUAL)

October 26, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

October 26, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 25, 2021

Last Verified

October 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRBID1306257

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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