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Effect of eating habits and exposure to light on sleep, emotion, memory and headache in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Interaction of food and light synchronization on sleep aspects, cognition and headache in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-5kkpg6
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-06-28
Start date
2020-06-29
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Sleep Disorders/Circadian Rhythm, Feeding Behavior, Light, Depression, Anxiety, Fear, Psychological Stress, Memory, Headache

Interventions

Participants will be randomly assigned to the following exhibitions: - Adjusting Sleep Habits: * Group type: experimental (intervention). * Sample: 700 individuals. * Mode of administration: videos.
maintaining constancy in sleep times
sleep stimulus control techniques. - Muscle Relaxation: * Group type: control (comparator). * Sample: 700 individuals. * Mode of administration: videos. * Sessions: 1 session per day for 20 days. * S
Behavioural

Sponsors

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: College students regularly enrolled in higher education institutions; both sexes, between 18 and 30 years of age; in social isolation, leaving your home only for essential activities.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Students from colleges, originally with a distance learning method; students from international colleges.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Outcome 1: More robust rhythm of the activity-rest rhythm in the experimental group compared to the control evaluated through actimetry and levels of salivary cortisol and melatonin, considering a better rhythm the more the parameters follow a cosinor curve.;Outcome 2: Improvement in sleep quality in the experimental group compared to control assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Epworth Sleepiness Scale, in which the higher the scores, the worse the subjective sleep quality and sleepiness, respectively.;Outcome 3: More robust rhythmicity of exposure to light in the experimental group compared to the control evaluated through actimetry, considering a better rhythmicity the more the parameters follow a cosinor curve.;Outcome 4: More robust rhythmicity of the feeding times in the experimental group compared to the control evaluated through a diary, considering a better rhythmicity the more the feeding times follow a cosinor curve.;Outcome 5: Improvement in anxious, depressive, stress and fear symptoms in the experimental group compared to control, assessed through the Trait-State Anxiety Inventory, Beck's Depression Inventory, Perceived Stress Scale - 10 and Fear Questionnaire, respectively; in which the lower the scores, the lower the intensity of the aforementioned emotional symptoms.;Outcome 6: Best visuospatial and verbal memory in the experimental group compared to control, assessed using the Rey Osterrieth Complex Figure Test and Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test, respectively; in which the higher the scores, the better the individuals' memory.;Outcome 7: Lower headache incidence in the experimental group compared to the control assessed through the diary, so that the fewer days with headache, the lower its incidence.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcomes are not expected.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactMirian;Rhowena David;Matos

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco;Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

miriancelly@hotmail.com;rhowenajane@gmail.com+55-083-987061522;+55-081-999271605

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)