Does the 'Sleep on number 1' intervention changes practices of Youth Health Care professionals in their sleep communication and advice to parents of young children?

Effectiveness of the 'Sleep on number 1' intervention in changing sleep-related communication of Youth Health Care professionals to parents of young children: a quasi-experimental controlled child records study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN26489304

Enrollment

6000

Registered

2025-07-14

Start date

2018-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-08

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Conditions

Promotion of healthy sleep practices in young children Other

Interventions

This study evaluates an intervention designed to improve the provision of sleep information and advice by YHC professionals in three youth health care regions. Two regions serve as intervention groups

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All child records of children of first-time mothers in the study regions will be included, for the first 1000 children born in each study region from 01/01/2018 onwards (pre-test), and for the first 1000 children born from 01/10/2023 onwards (post-test).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Attention for sleep by YHC professionals in contact moments with parents, measured by the frequency of sleep-related notes in YHC child records of children of first-time mothers, before and after the intervention during at least 7 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Sleep advice provided by YHC professionals in contact moments with parents, measured by the frequency of sleep-related advice in YHC child records of children of first-time mothers, before and after the intervention, during at least 7 months 3. Sleep problems in children, measured by the frequency of sleep problem notes in YHC child records of children of first-time mothers, before and after the intervention, during at least 7 months	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Sleep advice provided by YHC professionals in contact moments with parents, measured by the frequency of sleep-related advice in YHC child records of children of first-time mothers, before and after the intervention, during at least 7 months 3. Sleep problems in children, measured by the frequency of sleep problem notes in YHC child records of children of first-time mothers, before and after the intervention, during at least 7 months

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Countries

Netherlands

Contacts

Public ContactRee Meertens

r.meertens@maastrichtuniversity.nl+31 620425213

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026