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
Active Locations (1)
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Children's Nutrition Research Center
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030