Clinical trial NCT05977517: Sleep, Learning and Wellbeing in NUS Undergraduates: The NUS1000 Study
Official title: Sleep, Learning and Wellbeing in NUS Undergraduates: The NUS1000 Study
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Conditions: Sleep
Well-Being, Psychological
Lead sponsor: National University of Singapore
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-08-04
Enrollment: 500
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 25
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: NUS Freshmen students

Brief summary: NUS1000 is a large scale freshman-year study of undergraduate sleep, well-being and learning patterns that has unique key features: (1) continuous objective multi-dimensional data gathered with passive sensing of sleep and stress over a semester, (2) utilisation of Learning Management System-based outcome data as a marker of study behaviour and academic achievement. The goal is to gather information that can be used to improve student sleep, mental wellbeing and performance.

Detailed description: The first year in university can be a challenging experience for undergraduates who must learn to cope with learning in an unfamiliar environment, form new relationships, live away from home and/or might have to manage personal finances for the first time. These academic, social, and personal demands can result in significant stress, affecting sleep, learning and mental/emotional wellbeing. Characterizing and understanding the time-course and inter-relationship of these demands and their consequences is crucial for making science-based improvements to a student's university experience. To this end, the investigators will longitudinally evaluate sleep, learning and wellbeing in \~1000 first-year students as they adapt to university life to understand how these behaviours fluctuate and interact throughout the academic term.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* NUS first-year students with smartphones operating on Android 8.0 and up, or iOS 14.0 or later

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants will be required to :

1. Have their sleep and physical activity rhythms will be recorded via wearable sensors, while they continue daily life as usual.
2. Complete periodic questionnaires, short daily surveys and daily audio diaries on their smartphones.
3. Agree to interactions with their smartphones and as well as grades tracked. Participants who do not agree to have these measures recorded will not be eligible for the study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in sleep duration and timing from the start to the end of the semester
timeFrame: 20 weeks
measure: Change from baseline sleep habits from the start to the end of the semester
timeFrame: Week 1-2, Week 8-9, and Week 17-18
measure: Change in daily well-being from the start to the end of the semester
timeFrame: 20 weeks
measure: Change from baseline well being from the start to the end of the semester
timeFrame: Week 1-2, Week 8-9, and Week 17-18
measure: Change in learning outcomes from the start to the end of the semester
timeFrame: 20 weeks
measure: Change in learning patterns from the start to the end of the semester
timeFrame: 20 weeks
measure: Change in mood from the start to the end of the semester
timeFrame: 20 weeks
measure: Change in time-use patterns from the start to the end of the semester
timeFrame: Week 1-2, Week 8-9, and Week 17-18
measure: Change in smartphone touchscreen interaction patterns from the start to the end of the semester
timeFrame: 20 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in movement patterns from the start to the end of the semester
timeFrame: 20 weeks
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