Sleep deprivation
Conditions
Interventions
Two groups:Subjects in group A will be instructed to extend their time in bed (TIB) by 1h from baseline in study week 1, and to further increase their TIB by another hour in study week 2. They will th
Sponsors
Department of Paediatrics, CUHK
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Years to 18 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children and adolescents aged between 6-18 years; 2. Parent- or self-reported time in bed of <7 hours/night; 3. Normal weight (Body mass index <85th percentile of local norm); 4. Non-hypertensive (clinic BP <95th percentile of local norm); 5. Written informed consent and assent obtained from parents and children.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of a medical or psychiatric condition or use of current medication that may affect sleep and BP; 2. Parent reports habitual snoring (=3 nights per week in the past 12 months).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 24-hour ambulatory systolic and diastolic blood pressure at the end of study; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Actigraphy measured sleep quantity and quality at the end of study; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactProf. Albert Martin Li
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed