Brief Behavioral Sleep Intervention for Obesity Prevention in Primary Care

Description

The goal of this study is to compare two different approaches to help families with children 6-11 years enhance nighttime sleep: 1) working one-on-one with a nurse to learn effective behavioral strategies to try to improve children's sleep or 2) receiving education on a good night's sleep and its benefits. Participating families will meet with a nurse 6 times or receive 6 educational handouts. Participating families will also complete three assessments (start of the study, 2 months and 6 months) during which study questionnaires will be completed, participating children will wear devices that assess sleep and physical activity, participating families will report on what the child ate on two separate days and will be measured for height and weight.

Conditions

Obesity, Childhood, Short Sleep, Obesity Prevention

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The goal of this study is to compare two different approaches to help families with children 6-11 years enhance nighttime sleep: 1) working one-on-one with a nurse to learn effective behavioral strategies to try to improve children's sleep or 2) receiving education on a good night's sleep and its benefits. Participating families will meet with a nurse 6 times or receive 6 educational handouts. Participating families will also complete three assessments (start of the study, 2 months and 6 months) during which study questionnaires will be completed, participating children will wear devices that assess sleep and physical activity, participating families will report on what the child ate on two separate days and will be measured for height and weight.

Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a Brief Behavioral Sleep Intervention for Excessive Weight Gain Prevention in Primary Care

Brief Behavioral Sleep Intervention for Obesity Prevention in Primary Care

Condition
Obesity, Childhood
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Philadelphia

Temple Pediatrics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19140

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Patient at Temple Pediatrics
  • * Child age 6-11 years
  • * Child time in bed of less than 9 hours per night on most days per week
  • * Body Mass Index (BMI) for age and biological sex great than the 10th percentile but less than the 95th percentile
  • * Understanding of and ability to complete the protocol
  • * Parent age at least 18 years and primary caregiver
  • * Willingness to be randomized to either condition
  • * Diagnosed sleep disorder
  • * Medication use or diagnosis of medical or psychiatric condition that may impact sleep or weight status
  • * Current or planned treatment for weight control

Ages Eligible for Study

6 Years to 11 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Temple University,

Chantelle N Hart, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Temple University

Study Record Dates

2026-10