Insomnia, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this pilot study is to assess the impact of sleep workshops on sleep, mood, anxiety and well-being measures in a sample of college students. College students have a high prevalence of sleep problems including poor sleep hygiene, volitional sleep deprivation, and insomnia. Sleep disorders in college students negatively affect mood, social functioning, physical safety, and academic performance. Rarely recognized by the students themselves, these conditions are therefore often untreated. Participants in this study will be randomly assigned to receive the College Sleep Improvement Plan (C-SIP) or a control session. Participants will be asked to track their sleep as well as complete questionnaires; a subset of participants will be asked to wear an activity monitor.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALC-SIP
In session I, information about sleep and the effects of lack of sleep will be presented. Participants will also be presented with advice and tips on how to improve sleep. Session II will focus on assisting participants overcome any barriers they faced in applying the advice they received in session I; participants will also receive additional information on sleep and sleep-related techniques.
OTHERDream discussion
Participants assigned to the control group will attend sessions in which information on sleep is presented in the form of dream discussions.
Sponsors
NYU Langone Health
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Currently enrolled in classes at the NYU Washington Square campus
Exclusion criteria
* Students previously enrolled in the While You Were Sleeping course at NYU
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD) score from baseline | 13 weeks |
| Change in Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) score from baseline | 13 weeks |
| Change in Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) score from baseline | 13 weeks |
| Change in Health Behaviors Survey (HBS) score from baseline | 13 weeks |
| Change in Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ-SA) from baseline | 13 weeks |
| Change in Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) score from baseline | 13 weeks |
| Change in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score from baseline | 13 weeks |
| Change in Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI) score from baseline | 13 weeks |
| Change in State Trait Anxiety Inventory for Adults (Y-6 item) (STAI-Y6) score from baseline | 13 weeks |
| Change in Sleep Student Behavior Survey (SSBS) score from baseline | 13 weeks |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed