Sleep Hygiene Intervention on Undergraduate Students' Sleep and Stress

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Poor sleep is common among college students and likely contributes to stress. The investigators developed a brief, remotely-delivered intervention and tested whether it improves sleep hygiene and reduced sleep disturbance and stress among undergraduates.

Detailed Description
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Poor sleep is common among college students and likely contributes to stress. The investigators developed a brief, remotely-delivered sleep hygiene intervention, which is delivered via the internet, and tested in a randomized controlled trial, whether it improves sleep hygiene and reduced sleep disturbance and stress in a sample of undergraduates who report wanting to improve their sleep. This study compares the novel sleep hygiene intervention to an active, matched control condition--sleep education. Baseline and 2-week follow-up questionnaires assess sleep hygiene, sleep disturbance, and stress. ANCOVAs will compare conditions at follow-up, and mediation tests will explore whether the intervention reduced stress through improved sleep.

Official Title
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The Impact of a Remote, Brief, Sleep Hygiene Intervention on Undergraduate Students' Sleep and Stress: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Conditions
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Stress, Emotional, Sleep Disturbance

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Sleep Hygiene Intervention
* Behavioral: Non-behavioral Sleep Education


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Undergraduate students at Wayne State University Self-reported desire to improve their sleep Exclusion Criteria: Graduate students / professional students

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 24 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

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: Triple


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Sleep Hygiene Intervention<br>1-hour, on-line set of three modules pertaining to various sleep hygiene behaviors | Behavioral: Sleep Hygiene Intervention<br>* This 1-hour on-line intervention presents three sleep hygiene modules, selected randomly from among these six: establishing a bedtime routine, optimizing sleep environment, implementing a sleep schedule, bedtime relaxation, nutrition choices, and exercise habits.<br>|
| Placebo Comparator: Non-behavioral Sleep Education<br>active, matched placebo condition that controls for engagement and rationale | Behavioral: Non-behavioral Sleep Education<br>* 1-hour on-line set of three modules that cover non-skill (non-hygiene) educational topics (sleep research, sleep stages, dreams). This control condition equates for engagement rationale.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sleep disturbance short-form b | 8-item measure assesses sleep disturbances over last 7 days (range: 8 to 40; higher scores = more sleep disturbance) | Change from baseline to 2-week follow-up | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Perceived Stress Scale | 10-item measure of perceived stress over past 7 days (range 0 to 40; higher scores = more perceived stress) | Change from baseline to 2-week follow-up | 
| Sleep Hygiene Inventory | 13-item measure of maladaptive sleep hygiene behaviors over last 7 days (range: 13-65; higher scores = worse hygiene) | Change from baseline to 2-week follow-up |