Standardization and validation of the German version of the adaptation of the Insomnia Severity Index for childhood age using a representative population sample

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00039942

Enrollment

500

Registered

2026-06-08

Start date

2026-06-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-22

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Conditions

F51

Interventions

Group 1: The study plans to survey parents (N = 500) about their children's sleep patterns. The following questionnaires will be administered once: - Sociodemographic questionnaire - German version o

Schlarb et al. 2020) - German version of the Child Behavior Checklist (Döpfner et Görtz-Dorten 2020) - German version of the Parental Stress Scale (Kölch et al. 2022) - Our own questionnaire on sleep

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Participants with Children

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Participants without children - Participants with children younger than 4 years old or older than 11 years old - - no place of residence in Germany

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
WHAT: The aim of this study is to validate the German translation of the Insomnia Severity Index for children using a normative sample and to standardize it for the age range of 4-11 years. WHEN: One-time survey HOW: - Sociodemographic questionnaire - German version of the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ-DE; Schlarb et al. 2020) - German version of the Child Behavior Checklist (Döpfner et Görtz-Dorten 2020) - German version of the Parental Stress Scale (Kölch et al. 2022) - Our own questionnaire on sleep behavior and environmental factors	—

Measure

Time frame

WHAT: The aim of this study is to validate the German translation of the Insomnia Severity Index for children using a normative sample and to standardize it for the age range of 4-11 years. WHEN: One-time survey HOW: - Sociodemographic questionnaire - German version of the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ-DE; Schlarb et al. 2020) - German version of the Child Behavior Checklist (Döpfner et Görtz-Dorten 2020) - German version of the Parental Stress Scale (Kölch et al. 2022) - Our own questionnaire on sleep behavior and environmental factors

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMichael Kölch

Klinik für Psychiatrie, Neurologie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie im Kindes- und Jugendalter Universitätsmedizin Rostock

michael.koelch@med.uni-rostock.de+49 381 494 4600

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 29, 2026