Population-based non-clinical sample
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: 456 6-12 year old children and their guardians: use of the Aumio app and a parent-centered e-mail psychoeducation module. The duration of the intervention is twelve weeks.
Sponsors
Freie Universität Berlin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Years to 12 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria of the child: Willingness and ability to participate (e.g., sufficient knowledge of German) Inclusion criteria of the parent or guardian: Willingness and ability to participate (e.g., sufficient knowledge of German, sufficient skills in using a smartphone).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria of the child: (1) poor German language skills (2) an impaired hearing ability (3) a diagnosed intelligence impairment or other serious developmental disorder (4) a diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea. Exclusion criteria of guardians: (1) poor German language skills
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A total of three surveys will be conducted: before the first app use (T0), six weeks after the first app use (T1), and immediately following the conclusion of the 12-week intervention (T2). The same instruments will be used in each survey. The primary outcome is children's sleep as measured by the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ; Owens, Spirit, & McGuinn, 2000) in the German version by Schlarb, Schwerdtle, & Hautzinger (2010) and the Sleep Inventory Screening Instrument (SI-KJ; Lehmkuhl, Agache, Alfer, Fricke-Oerkermann, Tielsch, Mitschke, Schäfermeier, van der Stouwe, & Wiater, 2015). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcomes will be conducted at the same time as the primary outcomes: before the first app use (T0), six weeks after the first app use (T1), and immediately following the conclusion of the 12-week intervention (T2). The same instruments will be used for each survey. The secondary endpoints are the children's health-related quality of life using the KiddyKINDL resp. the KidKINDL (Ravens-Sieberer & Bullinger, 1998), and parental stress using the German version of the Parenting Stress Index (PSI; Abidin, 1983) by Tröster (Eltern-Belastungs-Inventar; EBI; 2011). | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJean Ochel
Aumio GmbH
Outcome results
None listed