None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary aim of this study is to preliminarily examine the efficacy of a videoconferencing adjunct to Lights Out Online, with respect to improving sleep, anxiety and behavioural outcomes for children, as well as parental self-efficacy, parent mental health and sleep. We expect there to be improvements in each of these areas for both children and parents and also expect parents to report a general level of satisfaction with the program.
Interventions
The Online Treatment Program (Lights Out Online) consists of four online modules for parents of young people with behavioural sleep problems. Only parents will have access to the program. All therapy content is based on cognitive behavioural therapy and embedded within the program, and online modules are engaging and interactive with the use of images, videos, interactive elements, and quizzes that provide immediate feedback. Each session takes maximum 45 minutes to complete. The first module fo
The Online Treatment Program (Lights Out Online) consists of four online modules for parents of young people with behavioural sleep problems. Only parents will have access to the program. All therapy content is based on cognitive behavioural therapy and embedded within the program, and online modules are engaging and interactive with the use of images, videos, interactive elements, and quizzes that provide immediate feedback. Each session takes maximum 45 minutes to complete. The first module focuses psychoeducation and sleep hygiene. The second module focuses on bedtime routines, and tips on how best to praise and reward children. The third module focuses on anxiety at bedtime, and includes exposure and relaxation. The fourth module focuses on oppositional behaviour at bedtime, including strategies for dealing with calling out and getting out of bed, appropriate instruction giving, ignoring and limit setting, and time out. Videoconferencing sessions will be conducted in one-on-one format with a therapist (minimum honours level qualification in Psychology) via Microsoft Teams and booked to occur on weeks; 1 (before the first session), week 3 (following the completions of online sessions 1 and 2), week 5 (following the completion of session 3), and week 7 (following the completion of session 4). The first session is a 30 minute orientation session, and all subsequent sessions are 15-minute consultations with a therapist to check on progress, answer any questions, and assist parents with any difficulties they may be having with the strategies or their implementation. The total duration of the intervention is 7 weeks. The adherence to the intervention will be monitored and assessed by the online module completion and video conference session attendance.
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
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Participants will be aged 18 years or over and be the parent of a child with sleep difficulties who: - is aged 3-6 years; - scores above the clinical cut-off of 41 on the parent-reported Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire. Parents will be selected as participants based on the presence of their children's sleep problems (not anxiety or behaviour problems).
Exclusion criteria
Potential participants will be excluded if their child (i) has an intellectual or a developmental disorder (autism, developmental delay); (ii) is receiving psychological or psychiatric treatment for their sleep problem; (iii) is not stabilised on a medication prior to enrolment into this study or alters their medication dosage during the trial (if the child is using medication for sleep). Parents under the age of 18 years will also be excluded.
Outcome results
None listed