Shifting Sleep Timing in Teens

Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether a combination of a novel lighting intervention and a behavioral intervention are able to increase total sleep time in adolescents. The main questions this trial aims to answer are whether this combination therapy is able to meaningfully increase total sleep time in adolescents, and do so over a sustained period of time, and whether such a changes is associated with concomitant changes in mood and cognitive performance.

Conditions

Sleep Insufficiency, Sleep, Adolescent Behavior

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether a combination of a novel lighting intervention and a behavioral intervention are able to increase total sleep time in adolescents. The main questions this trial aims to answer are whether this combination therapy is able to meaningfully increase total sleep time in adolescents, and do so over a sustained period of time, and whether such a changes is associated with concomitant changes in mood and cognitive performance.

Passive Phototherapy to Improve Sleep in Teens

Shifting Sleep Timing in Teens

Condition
Sleep Insufficiency
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Stanford

Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States, 94305

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Aged 14-18 and a full-time student in grades 9-12
  • 2. Male or female
  • 3. Willing and with a schedule permitting them to go to bed at an earlier time
  • 4. Planning on sleeping at home in their bedroom for at least 75% of the study
  • 1. Currently taking any medications (including over-the-counter medications, e.g., melatonin) specifically for the treatment of sleep disorders
  • 2. Sleep only in the prone (face-down) position

Ages Eligible for Study

14 Years to 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Stanford University,

Study Record Dates

2026-06-20