Working adults experiencing poor sleep Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
The study will be a multi-arm, parallel group, randomised controlled trial with pre- and post-intervention assessments.
The intervention will be delivered entirely online via Unmind, a digital menta
ambient music, coloured noise, and nature sounds, each of which is 30-60 minutes in duration), and 2) Bedtime Stories (BS
narrated stories, typically 15-40 minutes in duration, that include background music and/or sound cues) and 3) Sleep Skills (SK
behavioural, positive psychology, breathwork and mindfulness-inspired guided practices lasting between 10-15 minutes).
SSs do not include any voice narration, unlike BS and SK. The content of BS tend
Sponsors
Unmind Ltd
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 67 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18 to 67 years old 2. Currently residing in the UK or USA 3. Self-identifying as being in full- or part-time employment 4. Self-reporting probable experience of poor sleep, defined as scoring =7 on the Jenkins Sleep Scale 5. Self-reporting an interest in improved sleep 6. Being fluent in English 7. Having access to the Internet at home via a smartphone, laptop, desktop computer, or tablet 8. Owning a smartphone (and/or tablet) and being willing to download and sign up to the Unmind app 9. Willing to be randomised 10. Having an active account on the Prolific online recruitment platform (https://www.prolific.co)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Undergoing treatment for a sleep disorder with a healthcare professional 2. Previous use of the Unmind platform 3. Current participation in a separate study involving use of the Unmind app
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sleep disturbances measured via standardised, self-reported PROMIS Sleep Disturbance Short Form 8a (SD-SF) at baseline (t0) and post-intervention (t1), 4 weeks after t0 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Sleep-related impairment measured via standardised, self-reported PROMIS Sleep-Related Impairment Short Form 8a (SRI-SF) at baseline (t0) and post-intervention (t1), 4 weeks after t0 2. Sleep-disturbances related impact on occupational and overall functioning measured via standardised, self-reported Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) at baseline (t0) and post-intervention (t1), 4 weeks after t0 3. Mental wellbeing measured via standardised, self-reported Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (SWEMWBS) at baseline (t0) and post-intervention (t1), 4 weeks after t0 4. Mental health outcomes measured via standardised, self-reported Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) at baseline (t0) and post-intervention (t1), 4 weeks after t0 5. Cognitive and physiological pre-sleep arousal measured via standardised, self-reported Pre-Sleep Arousal Scale (PSAS) at baseline (t0) and post-intervention (t1), 4 weeks after t0 6. Cognitive emotion regulation strategies measured via standardised, self-reported Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire – 18 items version (CERQ-short) at baseline (t0) and post-intervention (t1), 4 weeks after t0 Feedback and adherence-related secondary outcomes will be captured through a combination of objective data (continually collected via the Unmind app) and feedback questionnaires delivered post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline) and will include: 1. Acceptability: intervention adherence (the proportion of participants completing, on average, at least three Sleep Tools per week, or 12 in total, where a playtime =5 minutes will be considered sufficient for completion), participant satisfaction, reasons for failing to adhere to the intervention, and qualitative feedback 2. Engagement: average number of Sleep Tools used (for each category), the average duration (in minutes) Sleep Tools are played (accounting for Tools that are stopped early), self-reported conditions that prompt Sleep Tool usage, self-reported patterns of | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom, United States of America
Contacts
Public ContactJessica Vazzaz
Outcome results
None listed