Sleep Health Care in Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

March 14, 2024 updated by: National Taiwan University Hospital
Sleep disturbances are one of the most frequent complaints brought to the healthcare professionals during routine prenatal care visits.The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate a Sleep Training and Education Program (STEP) for improving sleep and health in women during pregnancy.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Women in the intervention group will receive standard obstetric care plus the STEP intervention which is a 8-week program based on sleep hygiene education and cognitive-behavioral training.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

300

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 Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

      • Taipei, Taiwan, 10051
        • Recruiting
        • National Taiwan University Hospital
        • Contact:

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

20 years to 45 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • During the first trimester of pregnancy
  • Singleton pregnancies

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women have pregnancy-related complications
  • Women have diagnosed a psychiatric or sleep disorder

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental
Women in the intervention group will receive standard obstetric care plus the STEP intervention which is a 8-week program based on sleep hygiene education and cognitive-behavioral training.
Standard obstetric care plus the sleep intervention which is a 8-week program based on sleep hygiene education and cognitive-behavioral training.
No Intervention: Control
Women in the control group will receive standard obstetric care.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Sleep by actigraphy
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 16 weeks
Actigraphy is an objective sleep measurement method that assesses physical motion through a small device worn on the non-dominant wrist
Through study completion, an average of 16 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Shao-Yu Tsai, National Taiwan 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)

January 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 5, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 12, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

January 23, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 18, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 14, 2024

Last Verified

March 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 202209036RINC

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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