Optimizing a Mobile Health Platform for Sleep Promotion and Obesity Prevention in Children
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Summary
The overall objective of this application is to develop a mobile health platform for the pediatric care setting to promote longer sleep duration for childhood obesity prevention.
Description
Insufficient sleep duration is highly prevalent in childhood and is associated with incident obesity, especially among middle school-aged children. Investigators therefore need to identify strategies to increase sleep duration among children for obesity prevention. The overall objective of this application is to develop a mobile health platform for the pediatric care setting to promote longer sleep duration for childhood obesity prevention. This is a single-site study being conducted at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Investigators will randomize 325 children, aged 8-12y, with…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 8–12 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Aged 8-12 years olds. 2. Insufficient sleep duration (\<8.5 hours per night). 3. Body mass index (BMI) between the 50th and 95th percentile for age and sex. 4. One child per family. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosed with a chronic disease. 2. Diagnosed with a behavioral health problem. 3. Diagnosed with a condition that can impact sleep or growth. 4. Diagnosed with a condition affecting physical growth and maturation or dietary intake. 5. Children with a history of cancer, kidney, GI, musculoskeletal, or sleep disorders. 6. Children who will transition to high-school d…
Interventions
- BehavioralFixed sleep goal
Investigators will determine if a fixed guideline-based goal (≥9 hours per night) is more efficacious for increasing sleep duration.
- BehavioralPersonalized sleep goal
Investigators will determine if a personalized goal (≥9 hours per night, but can be lowered to a personalized level, capped at +30 minutes per night above baseline) is more efficacious for increasing sleep duration.
- BehavioralDigital sleep health messaging without virtual study visit
All participants will receive digital sleep health messaging. Messaging will focus on evidence-based sleep health recommendations, such as regulating evening electronics use, managing extracurricular activities, and setting consistent bedtime routines and sleep-wake schedules. This group will NOT have virtual psychological visits.
- BehavioralDigital sleep health messaging with virtual study visit
All participants will receive digital sleep health messaging. Messaging will focus on evidence-based sleep health recommendations, such as regulating evening electronics use, managing extracurricular activities, and setting consistent bedtime routines and sleep-wake schedules. The participants will be randomized to additionally receive virtual study visits where doctoral-level psychology trainees will be trained to implement evidence-based behavioral sleep health guidance.
Location
- Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania