Impact of Sleep Workshops in College Students

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this pilot study is to assess the impact of sleep workshops on sleep, mood, anxiety and well-being measures in a sample of college students. College students have a high prevalence of sleep problems including poor sleep hygiene, volitional sleep deprivation, and insomnia. Sleep disorders in college students negatively affect mood, social functioning, physical safety, and academic performance. Rarely recognized by the students themselves, these conditions are therefore often untreated. Participants in this study will be randomly assigned to receive the College Sleep Improvement Plan (C-SIP) or a control session. Participants will be asked to track their sleep as well as complete questionnaires; a subset of participants will be asked to wear an activity monitor.

Official Title
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Impact of Sleep Workshops in College Students

Conditions
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Sleep, Insomnia, Sleep Deprivation

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: C-SIP
* Other: Dream discussion


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Currently enrolled in classes at the NYU Washington Square campus Exclusion Criteria: Students previously enrolled in the While You Were Sleeping course at NYU

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 25 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: C-SIP<br>Participants assigned to the C-SIP group will attend sessions where information about sleep is presented. In session I, information about sleep and the effects of lack of sleep will be presented. Participants will also be presented with advice and tips on how to improve sleep. Session II will focus on assisting participants overcome any barriers they faced in applying the advice they received in session I; participants will also receive additional information on sleep and sleep-related techniques. | Behavioral: C-SIP<br>* In session I, information about sleep and the effects of lack of sleep will be presented. Participants will also be presented with advice and tips on how to improve sleep. Session II will focus on assisting participants overcome any barriers they faced in applying the advice they received in session I; participants will also receive additional information on sleep and sleep-related techniques.<br>|
| Other: Control Session<br>Participants assigned to the control group will attend sessions in which information on sleep is presented in the form of dream discussions. | Other: Dream discussion<br>* Participants assigned to the control group will attend sessions in which information on sleep is presented in the form of dream discussions.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD) score from baseline |  | 13 weeks | 
| Change in Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) score from baseline |  | 13 weeks | 
| Change in Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) score from baseline |  | 13 weeks | 
| Change in Health Behaviors Survey (HBS) score from baseline |  | 13 weeks | 
| Change in Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ-SA) from baseline |  | 13 weeks | 
| Change in Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) score from baseline |  | 13 weeks | 
| Change in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score from baseline |  | 13 weeks | 
| Change in Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI) score from baseline |  | 13 weeks | 
| Change in State Trait Anxiety Inventory for Adults (Y-6 item) (STAI-Y6) score from baseline |  | 13 weeks | 
| Change in Sleep Student Behavior Survey (SSBS) score from baseline |  | 13 weeks |