Status:

RECRUITING

SCREENS: Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Electronics in the EveNing Study

Lead Sponsor:

Baylor College of Medicine

Collaborating Sponsors:

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Conditions:

Sleep

Circadian Rhythm

Eligibility:

All Genders

8-11 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The proposed project aims to disentangle the impact of evening light exposure emitted from tablet devices from the impact of arousing media content on children's sleep regulation, circadian physiology...

Detailed Description

Investigators will conduct a 4-group randomized, controlled trial including 200 children (8 to 11 years; Tanner stage 1 or 2) assigned to an unfiltered bright light screen (BL; 109 lux) or a dim light...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • children between 8.0 and 11.9 year old
  • Tanner stage 1 and 2
  • live with their parent(s) (biological or legal guardian at least 50% of the time and has a primary role of caring for the child).
  • Children who sleep between 8.5 to 11 hours per night habitually
  • Children must sleep alone most nights
  • parent and child able to communicate and read and write in English
  • The child does not have to have access to a mobile device (tablet or Phone), but if they do, the primary device they use has to be an a) Android OS ≥5.0 either used only by the study child or shared with others, b) Amazon Fire OS ≥5.0 that only the child uses or c) an Apple iOS ≥14.0 that only the child uses.
  • If the child's primary device is a Android or Amazon Fired device, the parent and child agree to install Chronicle App (Android or Amazon). If the child's primary device is an Apple device, the parent and child agree to allow us to gather usage screenshots from the primary iPad or iPhone.
  • Families must live in the greater Houston area.

Exclusion

  • child blindness or colorblindness
  • significant vision problems
  • developmental or cognitive delays
  • diagnosis of a sleep or psychiatric disorder
  • diagnosed cognitive or learning impairment affecting executive functioning (e.g., attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
  • medical conditions that impact sleep
  • taking medications that impact sleep
  • travel beyond 2 time zones in the month before starting the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 10 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 30 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

220 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06192745

Start Date

January 10 2025

End Date

August 30 2028

Last Update

May 9 2025

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Children's Nutrition Research Center

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030