Sleep Quality
Conditions
Keywords
Medical students, Sleep hygiene, Telemedicine-based education
Brief summary
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effect of an educational intervention on sleep quality, sleep hygiene practices, and physical activity among medical students at Cairo University. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups that received sleep-related education through different delivery methods. Sleep quality and related behaviors were assessed before and after the intervention using validated questionnaires. The study aimed to determine whether the educational intervention could improve sleep quality and promote healthier sleep practices among medical students.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALTelemedicine-Based Educational Intervention
An educational intervention delivered remotely to improve participants' knowledge and practices regarding sleep quality, sleep hygiene, and physical activity.
BEHAVIORALFace-to-Face Educational Intervention
An educational intervention delivered through face-to-face sessions covering sleep quality, sleep hygiene practices, and physical activity.
Sponsors
Nada Shaban Mousa
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Registered undergraduate medical students at Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University. * Access to a smartphone and the internet. * Poor sleep quality, defined as a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) global score greater than 5. * Provided written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
* History of chronic psychiatric or neurological disorders. * Current use of sleep medications. * Severe chronic illnesses affecting physical activity. * Positive screening for moderate to severe depression or anxiety, defined as a score ≥10 on either the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) or the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Sleep Quality Assessed by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) | Baseline and approximately 8 weeks after baseline, following completion of the intervention | Sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The PSQI evaluates sleep quality over the previous month and provides a global score ranging from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating poorer sleep quality. The change in PSQI score from baseline to post-intervention was compared between the study groups. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Sleep Hygiene Assessed by the Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI) | Baseline and 8 weeks after baseline, at completion of the intervention | Sleep hygiene was assessed using the Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI). The change in SHI score from baseline to the end of the intervention was compared between the study groups. |
| Change in Physical Activity Assessed by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF) | Baseline and 8 weeks after baseline, at completion of the intervention | Physical activity level was assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF). The change in physical activity from baseline to the end of the intervention was compared between the study groups. |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
STUDY_CHAIREman Ismael Raslan, MD
Cairo University
Outcome results
None listed