None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to a trial a parent-focussed treatment program for sleep problems in young children delivered by videoconference. We will determine whether the sleep program is more effective than waitlist, in reducing sleep, fear and anxiety problems in children, and improving parenting and family outcomes. Furthermore, the program including the delivery mode (video conference) will be evaluated by parent satisfaction ratings as well as a 15-minute telephone interview.
Interventions
The sleep program will consist of 3 x 1.5 hour fortnightly parent sessions conducted over video conference. The program includes psychoeducation on sleep and sleep hygiene, teaches parents strategies to implement a wind-down routine, ensure a consistent bed and wake time, develop sleep-related behaviour charts and exposure hierarchies, and deal with bedtime fears, oppositional child bed-time behaviour, co-sleeping and night-time wakening. The educational content (including reference materials e
The sleep program will consist of 3 x 1.5 hour fortnightly parent sessions conducted over video conference. The program includes psychoeducation on sleep and sleep hygiene, teaches parents strategies to implement a wind-down routine, ensure a consistent bed and wake time, develop sleep-related behaviour charts and exposure hierarchies, and deal with bedtime fears, oppositional child bed-time behaviour, co-sleeping and night-time wakening. The educational content (including reference materials emailed to parents) was designed for the face-to-face version of this program and was amended specifically for this study. Clinicians will be provisionally registered Psychologists undertaking postgraduate training in clinical psychology. They will receive 6 hours of training by A/Prof Caroline Donovan. Clinicians will be supervised by A/Prof Donovan and A/Prof Farrell, both of whom are fully registered Clinical Psychologists. All treatment sessions will be video-recorded and independently assessed for treatment fidelity and adherence.
Sponsors
Griffith University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Children will be included in the study if they a) score above 41 on the Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire, and b) are rated as having a ‘moderate’ or ‘severe’ sleep problem through parent report on the screening survey and c) aged 3, 4 or 5 years of age at enrolment.. Parents must be willing to participate in either of the two conditions, consent to being filmed, and agree to complete online assessments.
Exclusion criteria
Children will be excluded from the study if they have a parent-reported intellectual or developmental disorder, as the sleep program is designed for neurotypical children.
Outcome results
None listed