Effectiveness of a sleep training program for parents of young children with sleep disorders in individual settings - a pilot study

Effectiveness of a sleep training program for parents of young children with sleep disorders in individual settings - a pilot study - Mini-KiSS sleep training (young children's sleep study)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00028578

Enrollment

Registered

2022-03-21

Start date

2017-03-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F51.0

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention: Parents participate in the six manualized sessions of Mini-KiSS sleep training. The sessions are conducted individually with one pair of parents per session. The implementation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

6 Months to 4 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - age of the children between 6 months and 4 years - child's sleep problems for at least 4 weeks - signed declaration of consent of the parents - sufficient German language skills (as the intervention is conducted in German)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - concurrent another treatment of the sleep problems

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Child sleep behavior Measurement time points: pre, post, follow-up: 3, 6, 12 months after intervention - Mini-KiSS anamnesis / catamnesis questionnaire - Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) - Sleep diary (over 14 days)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measurement time points: pre, post, follow-up: 3, 6, 12 months after the intervention. Child regulatory disturbances - Questionnaire on crying, feeding, sleeping (SFS) Child emotion regulation - Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) - Infant Behavior Questionnaire (IBQ-R, for children aged 3-17 months) - Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire (ECBQ, for children aged 18-48 months) Parental parameters (Data collection includes both parents) Parental well-being - Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI -18) Parental sleep behavior - Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) Marital Partnership Quality - Short form of the Partnership Questionnaire (PFB-K) Parental Stress - Parenting Stress Index Short-Form (PSI-SF) Parenting Sense of Competence - Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC)	—

Measure

Time frame

Measurement time points: pre, post, follow-up: 3, 6, 12 months after the intervention. Child regulatory disturbances - Questionnaire on crying, feeding, sleeping (SFS) Child emotion regulation - Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) - Infant Behavior Questionnaire (IBQ-R, for children aged 3-17 months) - Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire (ECBQ, for children aged 18-48 months) Parental parameters (Data collection includes both parents) Parental well-being - Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI -18) Parental sleep behavior - Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) Marital Partnership Quality - Short form of the Partnership Questionnaire (PFB-K) Parental Stress - Parenting Stress Index Short-Form (PSI-SF) Parenting Sense of Competence - Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC)

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMarisa;Friederike Schnatschmidt;Lollies

Universität Bielefeld;Universität Bielefeld

marisa.schnatschmidt@uni-bielefeld.de;friederike.lollies@uni-bielefeld.de(0521) 106-6962;(0521) 106-6962

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 13, 2026